InQuizitive Texas Gov. Ch. 1

Texas is often characterized by which two political cultures?

Correct Answer(s) traditionalistic individualistic Incorrect Answer(s) moralistic provincialistic

What technological advancements have made the Texas oil and gas industry one of the most valuable in the world?

horizontal drilling and fracking

Which of the following best describes the social impact of the Black Codes, White primaries, voter suppression, and segregationist ideas that dominated Texas politics between Reconstruction and the civil rights movement?

African Americans were subjugated and given a social status similar to the status they held when slavery existed.

Which of the following statements about the Latino population in Texas are true?

Correct Answer(s) Latinos are concentrated in south and west Texas. Latinos are a diverse population. Latinos have become the majority in major Texas cities. Incorrect Answer(s) Latinos are the majority population group in Texas. Latinos have lost political influence since the 1980s.

Which of the following goals would be consistent with the La Raza Unida Party platform?

Correct Answer(s) expand voting access for Latino citizens increase the number of Latino officials in public office Incorrect Answer(s) increase the number of skilled-worker visas for Mexican immigrants help get more Democrats elected in urban areas

Match each industry with the urban area it is most associated with.

Houston Correct label:energy San Antonio Correct label:military installations Fort Worth Correct label:cattle Austin Correct label:high tech

Provincialism in Texas has historically contributed which of the following feature(s) to the state's political culture?

a narrow worldview and an intolerance of diversity a rejection of modern urban lifestyles a belief that the public interest is not served by spending on social services and education

Which of the following ways has been used to deal with the controversy surrounding memorials and monuments to the Confederacy and its leaders placed on public grounds?

providing more historically accurate and inclusive context by moving them or adding new monuments

Which of the following is the biggest driver of Texas's population growth?

the natural difference between births and deaths