Texas Government Exam 1 Review Sheet
Questions and Answers
According to the 2010 census, the population of Texas is approximately - Answers -
25,146,105
Among the 50 states, Texas currently ranks __________ in population. - Answers -
Second
The process that involves conflict by groups seeking to influence public policy, is
referred to as - Answers -Politics
"A public institution that is authorized to allocate values in a society" defines - Answers -
Government
According to Karen O'Conner, "the process by which policy decisions are made"
includes - Answers -(1) the art and science of political government and governance,
political affairs, methods, opinions, and principles;
(2) the art and science of bringing a person to public office through campaigns and
elections; and
(3) a necessary function in democracy to govern by the people's will. As distinguished
from government, which is the operation and management of the state after the
election, politics is the way and means by which parties get into elective office.
What groups are involved in determining the concept of public policy? - Answers -Both
Governmental and Non- Governmental groups
When the Texas legislature increases the tax on cigarettes, it is implementing - Answers
-Public Policy
The "values, attitudes, traditions, habits, and general behavioral patterns that develop
over time and
shape the politics of a particular region," is referred to as - Answers -Political Culture
According to Professor Daniel Elazar, the political culture of Texas is - Answers -
Individualistic and Trastionalistic
The approximate land area of Texas, in square miles, is - Answers -267,000
, Of the 50 states, Texas ranks __________ in land area. - Answers -Second
Houston is situated in what region of Texas? - Answers -Gulf Coastal Plains
Be able to describe the Interior Lowlands region of Texas - Answers -Includes Dallas
and Forth Worth
Cotton production in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains is possible because of -
Answers -The Ogallala Aquifer
The only region of Texas classified as mountainous is the - Answers -Basin and Range
Province
The interior lowlands of Texas includes what major cities? - Answers -Dallas, Fort
Worth, Abilene, and Wichita Fallas
The origin of Texas cattle ranching can be traced to - Answers -Gregorio de Villalobos
and the Spanish Moorish Cattle brought from Spain to Mexico
In 2011, land-based industries in Texas experienced record financial losses as a result
of - Answers -Drought
Which land-based industries have been influential in the development of Texas? -
Answers -Cotton, Cattle, and oil
The development of which industry transformed Texas from a predominantly agricultural
culture into an
industrial society? - Answers -Oil
In the 1980s and 1990s, population shifts in Texas - Answers -Movement from Rural to
Urban Areas
Which of the following statements regarding the population of Texas is false? - Answers
-During the Twentieth Century the state Shifted from an urban to rural society
Migration of people from rural regions to cities is referred to as - Answers -Urbanization
Approximately what percent of Texans currently live in metropolitan areas? - Answers -
85%
Prior to the Civil War, more than one-half of the Anglo residents in Texas had migrated
from - Answers -Southern States
According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau about what percentage of individuals
identify themselves as
Hispanic/Latino in the state of Texas? - Answers -38%
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