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POSI 2310 MORA EXAM 4 QUIZZES & ANS 2024!!
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POSI 2310 MORA exam 41. The political cul- attitudes, values, and beliefs that most people in a political
ture of Texas con- community have about the proper role of government and
sists of the (limited) role of citizens in that government
2. Political Partici- Running for office, voting, attending a political meeting,
pation consists working on a campaign, wearing a button or displaying a
of what kinds of bumper sticker
activities?
3. Briefly describe Over the past few decades, has become less of a
the Texas econo- land-based economy
my. High oil prices enabled the state to avoid several of the
most recent national recessions
Leads the nation in oil production
4. What are some Growing faster than most states
primary charac- It is Majority-Minority: Minority groups combined make up
teristics of the a majority of the population
Texas population
as a whole?
5. Why did the State State Board of Ed. received criticism for revising textbooks
Board of Educa- to deemphasize the importance of the civil rights move-
tion receive criti- ment & of religious freedom, & remove Thomas Jefferson
cism? as one of the great thinkers studied in history
6. What was a the suspension of the Constitution of 1824
main reason for
the Texas revolu-
tion?
7. What is the most Contract between the state and the people
basic/most im-
portant charac-
teristic a Consti-
tution?
8. What are the Based on the principles of popular sovereignty and limited
historical charac- government
teristics of the
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Texas constitu-
tion?
9. The amendment Article XVII
process in Texas 17
is in which arti-
cle?
10. What is one of Community property rights for women
the main contri-
butions of the
Spanish to the
Texas constitu-
tion?
11. The 1869 Texas Allowed former slaves to vote, abolished county courts,
constitution did centralized public schools under state control, gave the
what? governor strong appointive power
12. The 1876 Texas Reaction to strong centralized power established in the
constitution was Constitution of 1869
a reaction to
what?
13. What is the sales tax
larges source of
state revenue?
14. What is the property taxes
largest source of
local government
revenue?
15. Give some exam- The Federal Government provides funding for highway
ples of how fed- construction, States set highway speed limits, Local Gov-
eralism works. ernments maintain roads
16. What is the $7,200 per year + $150 per day
salary for state
legislators?
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