PSCI 2306 Ch1

As of 2019, there were approximately ________ Latinos residing in Texas.

11.5 million

Why was the privatization of public property considered to be a vital task after Texas entered into the Union in 1845?

At the time, Texas was "land rich but money poor" and this was a way for the state to be able to raise funds that could be used for vital purposes such as funding elementary, secondary, and higher education.

Which two Texas metropolitan areas are national centers for the high-tech industry?

Dallas and Austin-San Marcos

Since the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, the Border region, including El Paso, McAllen, and Brownsville, has remained politically a ________ bastion.

Democratic Party

Agriculture accounts for 35 percent of the contemporary Texan workforce.

False

All major statewide elected offices in Texas have been controlled by Republicans since 1988

False

Austin is located in the Basin and Range Province.

False

By the early twentieth century, 85 percent of Texans lived in urban areas.

False

Drilling and fracking led to a new boom era of oil and gas production in Texas that lasted from 1973 through 2006.

False

Houston is the second-largest city in the United States.

False

NAFTA has created a free-trade market throughout North and South America.

False

Oil was the primary industry in Texas during the 1800s.

False

On average, Texans are older than the rest of the citizens of the United States.

False

Political culture is static and does not change.

False

The Great Recession hit Texas particularly hard, with Texas being one of the first states to enter and one of the last to exit.

False

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is the replacement for the older trade agreement known as the USMCA Trade Agreement, or simply USMCA.

False

The majority of the urban population in Texas lives in the Interior Lowlands region.

False

Which of the following was a consequence of one-party dominance in Texas?

General elections tended to be non-competitive during this period.

Houston is found in which part of Texas?

Gulf Coastal Plains

As of 2021, which city in Texas has the largest population?

Houston

Which city is located in the Great Plains region of Texas?

Lubbock

As the number one importer of exports from Texas, which country has the most to lose from tighter restrictions on the border?

Mexico

Which event occurred at Spindletop, Texas?

Oil was discovered.

Within the major population centers of the Gulf Coastal Plains region of Texas, the suburban areas are becoming more __________________, while urban areas are becoming more _________________.

Republican; Democratic

Texas requires voters to show a state-issued photo ID in order to vote. Voters without a driver's license or other form of state-issued ID can obtain a Texas election identification certificate at no cost to the voter. Why does the state provide these election identification certificates for free?

Requiring voters to pay for something that is necessary to vote would be a poll tax, which is unconstitutional.

Business interests have consistently dominated Texan political culture.

True

Cotton is one of the oldest crops grown in Texas.

True

Like the one-party Democratic state, Texas provincialism has been fading as a defining feature of the political culture, although it has had a recent resurgence in some parts of the population.

True

People of Asian origin make up about 5 percent of the population of Texas today.

True

San Antonio is the second largest city in Texas.

True

Texas's political life grew out of the Gulf Coastal Plains.

True

The U.S. Army's largest active-duty armored post is located at Fort Hood, which is also the largest single-site employer in Texas.

True

The University of Texas and Texas A & M University systems get large sums of money for their endowments from oil and gas royalties.

True

Tourism is a major component of the economy of San Antonio.

True

Provincialism is best defined as

a narrow view of the world.

Which factor contributed the most to the increase in the population of Texas?

a natural increase of births in proportion to deaths

Traditionally, business leaders have played a prominent role in the political culture in Texas. When thinking about the business leaders and business concerns that influence Texas politics, we are referring to

any type of business concern that operates in the state, including state and local businesses but also national and international corporations.

As more women, minorities, and LGBTQ individuals gain influence in Texas politics,

aspects of provincialism are being challenged.

The economy of Texas grew rapidly in the 1990s and was

closely tied to expanding manufacturing.

La Raza Unida Party was established in the mid-1960s in order to

confront discriminatory practices that prevented Texas Latinos from participating in mainstream political and economic life.

One of the primary goals of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was to

eliminate or lower tariffs among Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

Prior to the Texas Revolution, Spanish and Mexican leaders relied on ________________ to encourage to people to move to Texas.

empresarios

While the Texas Railroad Commission was originally established to regulate railroads, in 1917 it was also given powers to do which of the following:

ensure that petroleum pipelines were common carriers and transported oil and gas produced by any company on equal terms

In 1950, the Supreme Court case Sweatt v. Painter

guaranteed African Americans admission to Texas's graduate and professional schools

Fort Bliss and the city of El Paso, Texas worked together to create the world's largest

inland desalination plant.

When compared to the rest of the nation, the population of Texas

is relatively young.

Which of the following elements dominated the land-based economy of post-Reconstruction Texas and is/are still relevant today?

oil, cotton, and cattle

The origins of ranching and the cattle industry in Texas extend back to the late ________ century.

seventeenth

Which of the following groups are starting to challenge business groups for influence in the Republican party of Texas?

social conservatives

The large growth in Austin's population in the second half of the twentieth century was driven by

tech corporations moving into the area and diversifying the economy of the region

Who led the Grange and Populist movements of the late nineteenth century?

tenant farmers

Texas is often characterized as a "low tax, low social service" state. This is a result of

the "traditionalistic individualistic" political culture in Texas.

Big Bend is found in what region of Texas?

the Basin and Range Province

Texas's political life grew out of which region?

the Gulf Coastal Plains

The regulation of oil and energy in Texas is performed by

the Texas Railroad Commission.

Political culture is a term used to describe

the broadly shared values and beliefs about government.

Dallas developed in the late nineteenth century as a result of

the intersection of two railroad lines.

While new technologies such as horizontal drilling and fracking have allowed greater access to oil and natural gas in Texas, these technologies also raised environmental concerns mostly due to

their need for substantial amounts of water.

Since 1850 there has been a marked shift of the population in Texas from rural to urban areas. This process is known a

urbanization.