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TEXAS GOVT Unit 1, 2, 3 EXAMSPolitical culture is a term used to describe - ANS the broadly shared values and beliefs about
government.
Which amendment was commonly referred to as the States' Rights Amendment - ANS the
Tenth Amendment
Which of the following best completes the diagram - ANS Attorney General
Approximately what percentage of the current population of Texas is Hispanic - ANS 39 percent
One way that the traditional power structure of Texas, like the rest of the South maintained its
hold on power statewide and outside challenges was by - ANS pitting poor whites against
people of color
Which of the following is the best description of Texas political culture - ANS Texas has a
traditionalistic-individualistic political culture
According to the ______________________, the U.S. Constitution take precedence over the
Texas Constitution - ANS supremacy clause
Who made up the Grange, and what effect did they have on the writing of the Texas
Constitution? - ANS They were an agricultural group who wanted a government that would
improve the plight of farmers who worked on big businesses
The headline shown in the image above is most likely associated with which significant
Supreme Court case - ANS Brown v. Board of Education
The information contained in this screen capture from the Washington Post webpage is related
to which significant decision - ANS Obergefell v. Hodges
Thinking about the constitutions of Texas and the United States, both are based upon which
fundamental idea? - ANS Political power is derived from the people
Using the map above, which letter represents the Interior Lowlands region of Texas - ANS B
(The small top section)
Texas's political life grew out of which region? - ANS Gulf Coastal Plains
, A federal program that gives a state government federal funds to address a specific need but
gives the state wide latitude in deciding how the funds will be spent is known - ANS Block grant
Houston is found in the Texas - ANS Gulf Coastal Plains
NAFTA and its updated agreement USMCA, had the effect of establishing - ANS free trade
between Mexico, the United States, and Canada
A defining characteristic of federalism is that - ANS rather than being held exclusively or
primarily by one body, governing authority is divided at different levels among several bodies
The single most important public policy change that led to the improvement of social and
economic equality for people of color in the United States was the passage of - ANS the Civil
Rights Act of 1964
The Texas Constitution is - ANS a long, complex, and detailed document
The image above shows in red, states that allow 17-year olds to vote in primary elections as of
2019. This example of the ability of states to give extra rights to their residents beyond what is
guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. Bill of Rights is referred to as - ANS
independent state grounds
A belief that government is designed to promote the public good, or the good of the community,
describes the ____________ political culture - ANS Moralistic
The 1992 NAFTA agreement was renegotiated by the Trump Administration and the new
agreement is now known as - ANS USMCA
traditionalistic political culture, according to Daniel Elazar, are typically found in the - ANS
South
Under the New Deal, federalism is frequently described as - ANS cooperative federalism
The term "creative destruction" refers to the process by which - ANS the capitalist system
undergoes periodic waves of transformation caused by new technologies
Dual federalism is also known as - ANS layer cake federalism
Who led the Grange and Populist movements of the late nineteenth century? - ANS farmers
While the oil bust of the 1980s crippled the Texas economy and created a large spike in
unemployment - ANS it also led to a diversification and rapid economic growth of the 1990s
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