Texas Govt. Exam #1

Political Culture

The environment where there are various views about the role of government, views which are influenced by different experience and understanding, and views that can often lead to political conflict through elections and the engagement by citizens with specific policy issues is know as:

Individualistic

The political subculture that has had a significant influence on political culture in Texas and is characterized by a focus on freedom with government action primarily restricted to the economic realm is:

Reconstruction

Identify one of the major areas of Texas history described in the reading that had a significant impact on the development of political culture.

Traditional, Individualistic

Of the three political subcultures identified in the reading, which two have had the most influence on the development of political culture in Texas?

Political socialization

Major influences such as family, education, mass media and peers shape our views concerning government and politics in a process described by the term:

Civic agency

Which term below is defined as your awareness of the agents of socialization that shape your world view and your views about government, politics and
public issues?

classical liberalism

Which term below is defined as follows: ____________________ places the primary
political value on political arrangements that allow for the fullest exercise of individual liberty as long as the liberties of others are not unreasonably restricted.

Political ideology

Which of the following is defined by philosphical ideals and principles that provide a political and social blueprint for ordering society?

A comparatively low level of state services

The political and policy climate in Texas after the civil rights movement reflects a pragmatism (practical) that includes which of the following characteristics?

Social conservatism

Which characteristic of political culture in Texas places an emphasis on traditional values and moralism?

Separation of powers

Which of the following are included in the Texas Constitution as an essential provision for the organization of government?

every two years in November for ratification by a majority vote.

Amendments to the Constitution of Texas are provided to the voters of the State

includes provisions for the structure and functions of local government.

The Texas Constitution has a major difference from the US Constitution, as does most state constitutions, in that it

False

The Constitution of the Republic of Texas (1836) was similar to the US Constitution, but it also allowed women to vote and slavery

1876

The current Constitution of Texas was adopted in what year?

It is not longer, as it is just one sentence.

The Preamble to the Texas Constitution is how much longer than the Preamble to the US Constitution?

Texas’ Constitution includes so many areas of law - statutory and regulatory.

Which of the following is a factor in why the Texas Constitution has to be amended so often?

Over three times as long

The Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution is how long in comparison with the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution.

Proposed amendments are approved by the Legislature and sent to the voters for ratification.

The Texas Constitution can be revised in the following manner:

Preservation of the right of local self-government, unimpaired to all the States

The following is emphasized as essential to perpetuity (viability over time) of the Union
(United States) in the Bill of Rights of the Texas Constitution.

Conduct elections

Which of the following is a good example of a power that has been reserved to the states under the US Constitution?

Supremacy clause

The Framers proposed that the Constitution make federal law the supreme law of the land, thus trumping state laws. This is known as the

The Great Depression

An example of a national crisis or major event that aided in the expansion of the power of the federal government was

US Constitution

Of the founding documents of the United States, which of the documents below addresses the relationship between the states and the federal government in a system known as federalism?

two relatively autonomous levels of government

Federalism as a system of governance creates which of the following:

Cooperative

The US federal system began as dual federalism, with a clear separation of powers between the federal government and states. However, through national crisis, decisions of Congress and Federal Courts, natural disasters, and other challenges, the
US system has developed into ___________________ federalism, which demonstrates an intermingling of powers at the federal, state, and local levels of government.

Tenth Amendment

Which of the following amendments to the US Constitution affirm the powers reserved to the states?

Commerce clause

Which Clause of the US Constitution gives the federal government authority over goods and services that are transported and sold in other states?

Limit

By listing the powers of the federal government the intent of the Framers was to ___________________ that power, and leave everything else to the authority of the states.

the creation of a national bank

Which of the following was an early test of federalism, the US Constitution,
and the struggle between national and state power?