GOVT 2306- HCC Texas Government

T or F: Tx was once partially controlled by France

True

Of the following groups, who were the first to occupy the territory now known as Texas?

American Indians

While Pineda Explored and mapped the Texas coast fine as early as three 1519, who surveyed the interior around 1540?

Coronado

What was the main reason the Spanish crown decided to increase settlement efforts in Texas in the late 1600s?

To fend off future French claims

The first Spanish settlers were known as

Tejanos

The influence of Spanish legal systems is most apparent in Texas laws relating to

Land ownership

The flag of the republic of Mexico was the _____ flag to fly over texts

3rd

Which group settled in East Texas during the 1820s along with southern US Anglos?

African Americans

Which of the following describes the key off to Texas is admission to the US after winning independence from Mexico?

A slave free state would also need to be created.

What is it called the Adelsverein society promoted immigration to Texas for which group?

Germans

Texas became a state of the United States in

1845

What kept Texas from being among the first states to succeed from the union?

The stringent requirements of the Texas constitution

Which of the following describes the political goals of the union during reconstruction?

Dismantle slavery and restore law and order

What was a sitio or legua?

Land grated to a family willing to settle in Texas

Today the text Kami is dominated by the _____ industry

Service

The ______ _______ or Piney woods region, one of the six economic regions of Texas, was traditionally dominated by agriculture timber and oil

East Texas

The border economic region of Texas stretches from Brownsville to

El Paso

The central corridor region of Texas is Tommy by the presence of what?

Large state universities

As a result of the population growth identified in the 2010 census, Texas gained___ additional seats in the US House of Representatives

4

Roughly 85% of taxes population lives in ——— areas as defined by the US Census Bureau well just over 15% live in ——- areas

Urban, rural

By the early 21st-century, the majority of the Texas population was Mexican American African-American, and anglos has become a minority. This shift and demographics made Texas a ____ _____state

Majority- minority

According to Rachel thousand 14 service by the pew research Center, the greatest number of Texans but in a fight with which to religious groups?

Evangelical Protestant and catholic

From where did the first inhabitants of Texas originally come?

Northern Asia

The Spanish began to increase their settlement efforts by establishing missions and fortified settlements known as ____in the eastern part of its territory

Presidios

Which region of Texas did Anglo settlers began to inhabit during the 1820s?

East Texas

From 1848 to 1860, Texas is economy became increasingly tied to that of

The southern states

In terms of their religious affiliations about three in for Texas identify as

Christian

The discovery of oil in Texas contributed to which of the following?

A transition from in agricultural economy to in industrial economy

growth in Texas population

Is a system of believes and values that define the role of government and citizens in that government

Political culture

The term ________sub culture describes a political subculture in which government is expected to act as a positive force in to achieve a common good for all citizens

Moralistic

The term _____________ political subculture expects government to handle functions demanded of it by the people and to intervene in individuals' lives as little as necessary

individualistic

Which of the following helps to maintain the existing order in a traditionalist subculture

Class based social structure

Texas political culture was heavily Influenced by the _______subculture of Anglos, Mexican Americans, and African Americans and the _____ subculture of German settlers and people from the Midwest

Traditionalist, individualistic

In TX the state government, most power resides with the

State legislature

Which of the following are championed by classical liberalism

Individual rights

Limited government

Free market economy

which of the following is charecteristic of populism

support of conservative religious values

texas both entered the 2008 recession later and emerged from it more quickly than other states, due in part to its

business friendly fiscal policies

business friendly regulatory policies

economic diversification=

poverty rates in texas for 2014 were ____ the national average

slightly higher than

which of the following best characterizes the graduation rate in Texas

It continues to rise

recently, texas's population has increased with the movement of people into texas from other U.S. states. The best is known as

in-migration

in recent years, immigration of mexicans into texas has

declined

in an election, most texas voters will choose the candidate perceived to be the most

conservative

according to the US census Bureau, ____ consist of 50,000 or more people while ____ compromise at least 2500 but less than 50000 people.

Urbanized areas, urban clusters

evangelical protestants in texas overwhelmingly identify with the ____ party

republican

which of the following are championed by classical liberalism?

free market economy

limited government

individual rights

which sectors of the economy suffered the biggest declines in texas in 2009?

automotive manufacturing and mining

as compared to the nation, in texas

incomes are lower and poverty rates are higher

which of the following factors is the biggest influence on texas's dropout numbers?

poverty

which of the following are among the reasons that, from 2009-2014, the number of mexican immigrants returning to mexico exceeded the number coming to the united states

enforcement of immigration laws resulting in deportation

less attractive job market in the united states

desire to reunite with family

when texas was admitted as a state by the united states, mexico still calimed texas as its own, a conflict that resulted in the _____ war

mexican-american

the group known by the pejorative term_____ were republicans who moved to the south to take political office during reconstruction, while the term____ was used to describe southerners who supported reconstruction policies

carpetbaggers

scalawags

the texas "carpetbaggers" constitution of 1869 did which of the following?

it disenfranchised whites who had paricipated in the civil war

it gave african americans the right to vote

which of the following are correct regarding the consitution of 1876?

it demonstrated a distrust of government

it has been amended hundreds of times

third parties that believed in the "doctrine of progress" became primary challengers to the leading party in texas during the ____ era of american politics

progressive

what pushed socially conservative texans away from the democratic party and toward the republican party

the new deal

the civil rights movement

the gulf coast region of texas is known for

Petrochemical industries, manufacturing, shipping, and fishing

the economy of the plains of texas was historically dominated by

agriculture

Which Texas company turned the calculator into a common household item?

texas instruments

at the time of the civil war, the settlements of anglo southerners in tx did not extend west much beyond this geographic feature, which separates the coastal plains and pine forest regions of the state from the middle and high plains regions

balcones escarpment

For most of its history, Texas has had a ______- based economy

land

which of the following regions of texas is the most economically diversified?

DFW

After europeans discovered north america, france claimed al the territory encompassing the ____ system

mississippi river

what problems faced the republic of texas from 1836-1845

lack of revenue

hostilities with the indians

border disputes with mexico

poor infrastructure

fort saint louis failed because of

poor leaderships

inadequate supplies

the state of texas has been divided into economic regions based on each regions

dominant economic activity

T or F: from 2013 to 2014, Texas led all states in U.S. exports

true

which of the following led most directly to texas declaring its independence from mexico?

santa annas limitations on property rights and economic freedom for anglos

the treaty signed by santa anna recognizing texas's indpendence from mexico was the

treaty of velasco