POLS 2312 Test 1 UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
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POLS 2312 Test 1 UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Latinos and Native Americans had to be pushed aside in Texas to fulfill the Anglo Saxon
vision of - CORRECT ANSWER- Manifest Destiny
The hero of the battle of San Jacinto was - CORRECT ANSWER- Sam Houston
According to the annexation agre...
POLS 2312 Test 1 UPDATED Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Latinos and Native Americans had to be pushed aside in Texas to fulfill the Anglo Saxon
vision of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Manifest Destiny
The hero of the battle of San Jacinto was - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sam Houston
According to the annexation agreement between Texas and the United States - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Texas could create a maximum of four additional states
Juneteenth is an official state holiday recognizing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the
emancipation of slaves in Texas
Which statement best describes the Grange, the members of which were present at the 1875
Texas Constitutional Convention? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a nonpartisan organization of
farmers
Which state agency has the power to control the production of oil in Texas? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Texas Railroad Commission
"Shivercrats" were individuals who - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- voted for conservative
Democrats at the state level and Republicans at the national level
The first Hispanic elected to a statewide office in Texas was - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Dan Morales
According to Daniel Elezar, Texas has what type of subculture? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Traditionalistic and individualistic
A constitution promotes ____________ if the general public agrees that the government has
the right to govern its citizens. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- legitimacy
, The implied powers of the national government are designed to do whatever is necessary to -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- establish the reserved powers of the states
Reserved powers are those that belong - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the state government
A unitary system of government means there is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- a central
government with primary constitutional authority
Article 2 of the Texas Constitution limits government powers based on which principle? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- separation of powers
Provisions in the state constitution that are inoperable are known as - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- deadwood
The state government decentralizes power by assigning many functions to units of local
government, especially - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- counties
Which state agency is permitted to recommend salary increses for legislators? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Texas Ethics Commission
Which of the following is considered the most common form of political participation? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- voting in elections
Since 1975, Texas has required that a new voter registration card be mailed to - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- every voter in even-numbered years
An individual must be registered at least ___ days prior to the election to be eligible to vote in
Texas. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 30
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution did which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- give full suffrage to women in Texas
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