government: Exam one Review

Frederick Ernest is known as:

"Father of German Immigration to Texas"

adam smith's thesis that people should be allowed to own and utilize property free of government interference was found in his book:

"The wealth of Nations" (1776)

when it comes to possessing a bachelors degree the house of representatives is:

93% of bachelors degrees, as do 99% of senate members

the only women to have a Texas River, county, and national forest named for her is:

Angelina

which of the following was captured by the Karankawa Indians after the vessel he was traveling in shipwrecked off the coast of person day galveston island?

Cabeza de vaca

settlers from ________ formed the nucleus of the first regularly organized civil government in Texas (San Fernando De Bexar)

Canary island immigrants

the appointment of ________ as llutenant Governor effective legalized nacogdoches as a permanent town in spanish texas:

Don Antonio Gil Y' Barbo

The "Pirate Republic" based in Galveston in the early 1800s was the creation of :

Frenchman Jean lafitte, contained more than 1000 persons in 1818, focused on his privateering business

in the 17th century John Locke theorized that people possessed natural rights including:

God - given rights to life, liberty and property, Relationship, between government and natural lights.

according to your readings, which of the followings was one of the first anglo women business entrepreneurs in Texas?

Jane long

the first official spanish settlement in Texas was:

San antonio (1718) Nacogdoches (1716)

one on going example of direct democracy in which citizens collectively decide what actions their government should take is found in:

Switzerland - New England book says - ancient Athens

the louisiana purchase of 1803

US paid over 12 million for 828,000 square miles, known as louisiana territory, infuriated spain and protest against france

the primary lesson to be learned from the story of Maria Gertrudis Perez is:

Women were allows community and individual property rights. Considered by law equal to men

Most of European and American Immigrants to Texas in the mid 1800s originally arrived:

__________

the first and second battle of adobe walls marked:

__________

how did spain end up with texas

___________

the native american tribes, alabama and coushatta indians were:

_______________________

tolitariasim governments are characterized by:

a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion, gov. is more important than citizens

the chief characteristics of an oligarchy such as china's communist party or the leadership of North Korea is:

a small group of people having control of a country organization or institution

an ideology is :

a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economics or political theory and policy

which of the following was the first european to explore present day Texas?

alsonso alvarez de pineda

probably the best known example of direct democracy in which citizens collectively make decisions regarding the actions of government is seen in:

ancient athens; New england

the old three hundred were primarily

anglo and african settlers (american immigrants)

one criticism of polling it that it captures people's latent preferences which are:

are not deeply held and do not remain the same over time. they may not represent a person's true feelings formed on the spot

the text use _____- as an example of protecting minorities against majority action even thought he populations might be overwhemlimgly opposed to this group:

atheists, were evil and should be improsined or expelled from the country

the Text's example of Ritchie torres proves that to become the youngest member of the new york city council one must:

be dedicated. he was helped along the way by James Vaccca. Interested in law in high school

in socialist economics systems the means of creating wealth are owned and controlled by:

by the government and not by private individuals

the baron de bistro was remembered for:

establishing a port at galveston; earned respect as a diplomat and legislator

henri castro

father of french immigration; sam houston appointed him consul general for texas at paris. he brought 485 families and 457 single men to castroville. often compared to stephen F Austin.

a representative democracy in contrast to a direct democracy, is one in which important decisions are made by:

founded on the principle of elected officials representing a group of people

the name Texas derives from "Tejas" often thought of as a spanish word. it is actually the spanish pronunciation of "Tay-yas" a caddo word for:

friend

juneteenth celebrates:

general order number 3 "all slaves are free" announced in Texas on June 19

the first juneteenth celebration was held:

in 1866 - exactly one year after the announce of order number 3 in Texas

Austin's Colony was somewhat selective in its makeup bringing to Texas settlers who would become some of the most influential citizens of the young territory. Collectively they became known as :

old three hundred

C. wright mills fostered the elitist theory which assumes that governments in democratic societies are run by:

opposes pluralism, a tradition that assumes that all individuals, or at least the multitude of social groups, have equal power and balance each other

in contrast to those who espouse elitist theories of democracy are those who maintain that competition and multiple points of influence balance the forces of government out against one another. These are the :

pluralist theory

a key concept of the pluralist theory is the competition between ________- which balance the powerful forces wanting to dominate government for their purposes:

political power rests with completing interest groups

an example of a "public good" would be

public fireworks, lighthouses, clean air and other environmental goods (national security and education)

civic engagement usually increase with:

small groups ; increases the power of ordinary people to influence government actions

which of the following attempts to liberals texas from spanish rule ended with defeat of the revolutionary forces at the battle of medina

spanish army firmly detected the revolutionaries five months later

many of the original in habitants of San antonio de Bexar were:

spanish canary islanders

the establishment and settlement of austins colony might not have occurred without moses austin receiving assistance from:

spanish govenor Martinez

the term government describes the mean by which:

state policy is enforced, as well as the mechanism for determining the policy of the state

which immigrant group became known for their methods of cultivation and played a major role in Texas cotton industry?

texas czechs

the old three hundred refers to:

the grant that allowed austin to settle 3000 families in spanish texas

which of the following was a signal to Anglo merchants and buffalo hunters that the texas panhandle was open to settlement and the indian population in the region had be subdued?

the indian's defeat at the first battle of adobe walls

in 1803, the president Thomas Jefferson Vastly expanded American Territory through:

the lousiana purchase of 1803

the really of fountainbleau is important to texas history because it:

the treaty ceded to spain all territory west of the mississippi river including "Isle of Orlearo". Spain then returned it to france

18 year olds successfully argued for the right to vote due to the fact that:

they were being sent to war at this age and should be able to vote; 26th amendment was passed