POLS 2312 Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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POLS 2312 Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is true regarding education in Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Education in Texas has produced the highest literacy rate among adults of any of the 50
states.
Texas has the __________ largest number of African Amer...
POLS 2312 Test 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following is true regarding education in Texas? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Education in Texas has produced the highest literacy rate among adults of any of the 50
states.
Texas has the __________ largest number of African Americans in the nation after New York.
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Third
According to Professor Daniel Elazar, the political culture of Texas is strongly __________,
in that those in positions of power have tended to believe that government should maintain a
stable society but intervene as little as possible in the lives of people. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- individualistic
Complete the following sentence: The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- has seen decades of strong economic growth as major corporations move
their headquarters there.
The Gulf Coast region is home to ___________, the state's largest city. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Houston
Of the 50 states, Texas ranks __________ in land area. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Second
The adoption of "right to work" laws in Texas demonstrates that the state government
maintains a climate friendly to - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- business owners
Texas faces water challenges due to all of the following factors EXCEPT - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- ...
Approximately what proportion of Texans speak a language other than English at home? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1/3
, The "values, attitudes, traditions, habits, and general behavioral patterns that develop over
time and shape the politics and public policy of a particular region," are collectively referred
to as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- political culture
The Radical Republicans of the ___________ era sought to use government to end a white
supremacist political system and achieve racial equality. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- post
Civil War
The Native American population in Texas declined in the centuries following European
colonization for all the following reasons except - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the onset of
severe and long-lasting drought.
The process of policymaking that involves conflict and cooperation between political parties
and other groups that seek to elect government officials or to influence those officials when
they make public policy is referred to as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- politics
Which of the following is a multibillion-dollar industry that produces products, such as
medicines and vaccines, to benefit medical science? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
biotechnology
"A public institution with authority to formulate, adopt, implement, and enforce public
policies for a society" defines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- government
The Asian American population of Texas is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ...
In Texas, urban voters tend to support the _______ Party, while suburban voters tend to
support the _______ Party. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Democratic, Republican
Laws that segregated African Americans and denied them access to public services were
known as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Jim Crow Laws
Based on current trends, some demographers project that by 2040, Texas Latinos will make
up approximately __________ of the state's population. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 38%
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