Test Bank for Texas Politics: Ideal and Reality, Enhanced, 13th Edition, Charldean Newell, David F. Prindle, James Riddlesperger

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Chapter 1 – The Context of Texas Politics

Multiple Choice

 

1. The threat of competition from their imperial rivals spurred which of the following groups to establish a series of missions in what is now Texas beginning in 1690?   a. Irish   b. British   c. Spanish   d. Pirates   e. French   ANSWER:   c

 

2. Which of the following countries or groups has not claimed sovereignty over Texas at some time in its history?   a. Spain   b. France   c. Great Britain   d. Mexico   e. The Confederacy   ANSWER:   c

 

3. Which of the following established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas during the period of Mexican rule?   a. Moses Austin   b. Stephen F. Austin   c. Davy Crockett   d. George Mifflin Dallas   e. Sam Houston   ANSWER:   b

 

4. Following the Civil War, most African Americans in Texas voted for which of the following political parties?   a. Republican   b. Democrat   c. Populist   d. Greenback   e. Whig   ANSWER:   a

 

5. Which of the following political parties flourished in Texas near the end of the nineteenth century and favored monetary reform and railroad regulation?   a. Populist   b. Greenback   c. “Know-Nothing”   d. Socialist   e. Republican   ANSWER:   a

 

6. What 1901 event transformed the Texas economy from an agricultural climate to a more oil-based climate?   a. Development of oil well at Spindletop   b. Standard Oil Company’s monopolization in the United States   c. The Texas Revolution   d. Admission of Texas as a state into the United States   e. The Spanish American War   ANSWER:   a

 

7. Which of the following significant changes in the Texas economy began at the turn of the twentieth century?   a. The opening of overseas agricultural export markets   b. The oil industry boom prompted by the discovery of the Spindletop field   c. The construction of numerous military facilities during World War II   d. The shift from a manufacturing to a service economy   e. The shift from railroads to steamships   ANSWER:   b

 

8. To prevent the spread of the Standard Oil Company’s monopoly into Texas in 1889, the state’s attorney general began to file “antitrust” suits against companies affiliated with Standard Oil. This suspicion of a major corporation is an expression of which of the following?   a. The Populist tradition in state politics   b. The state’s laissez faire culture   c. The power of the Republican Party   d. The state’s cowboy culture   e. The power of the national government   ANSWER:   a

 

9. Which of the following best reflects the politics of the Jim Crow era?   a. The dominance of the Grange during the post‒Civil War era   b. The founding of the Railroad Commission   c. The popularity of Populists in the 1890s   d. The development of the white primary   e. The passage of the Terrell Election Law   ANSWER:   a

 

10. During the early 1920s, which of the following organizations controlled every elective office in Dallas and showed considerable political power statewide?   a. Republican Party   b. Populist Party   c. Roman Catholic Church   d. Texas Railroad Commission   e. Ku Klux Klan   ANSWER:   e

 

11. The dramatic drop in the world price of oil in 1985 led to which of the following in Texas?   a. Property foreclosures   b. Banks’ ability to collect interest payments on bonds   c. The increase of thousands of jobs   d. The increase of tax revenues   e. Private charities and local governments offering aid to African Americans and Hispanics   ANSWER:   a

 

12. By 2017, which of the following had become less of a problem?   a. Unemployment rate   b. Illegal drug importation   c. Poverty   d. Suspicion of government activity   e. Political struggles   ANSWER:   a

 

13. Which of the following would characterize a bad or poorly run democracy?   a. The media consistently fail to hold politicians on all sides accountable.   b. Issues concerning public policy are debated honestly in a public forum.   c. Mass apathy and private influence are minimized if not eliminated completely.   d. Government policy is developed through public policy, debate, and compromise.   e. Government decisions are made on the basis of law; no one has an unearned advantage over another.   ANSWER:   a

 

14. What’s the primary factor in determining the legitimacy of a democracy?   a. The Existence of a written constitution.   b. The government’s reluctance to protect property rights.   c. The nonexistence of an absolute right to freedom of expression.   d. The people’s participation in making the laws that govern them.   e. The principle of “guilty until proven innocent” in criminal law.   ANSWER:   d

 

15. A well-run democracy is not characterized by which of the following features?   a. Government decisions are dominated by special interests.   b. Government decisions are made on the basis of law.   c. The media report public policy debates in a fair manner.   d. Citizens pay attention to public policy debates and then vote their preferences.   e. Politicians debate questions of public policy honestly.   ANSWER:   a

 

16. The belief that people should obey laws because they feel their government is morally just in making them is a definition for which of the following terms?   a. Legitimacy   b. Democracy   c. Federalism   d. Law enforcement   e. Foreign policy   ANSWER:   a

 

17. Which of the following does not describe “majority rule” in a democracy?   a. Majorities must not allow minority groups an opportunity to honestly debate questions concerning public policy.   b. Minorities must be afforded the right to vote.   c. Minorities must have the right to be treated equally under the law.   d. Majorities must not take away minorities’ freedom of expression.   e. Minority groups must have an opportunity to honestly debate questions concerning public policy.   ANSWER:   a

 

18. Which of the following types of political system does the U.S. government have?   a. Federal   b. Confederate   c. Unitary   d. Totalitarian   e. Monarchy   ANSWER:   a

 

19. In a federal system, which of the following is true of governmental powers?   a. They reside solely in the national government.   b. They are shared among the national and state governments.   c. They are given only to the states.   d. They are divided between the national government and the private sector.   e. They are divided between state and local governments.   ANSWER:   b

 

20. Which of the following decisions of the federal government does not have an impact on Texas?   a. Allocation of federal grants   b. Mandates to institute background checks on gun purchasers   c. Congressional declarations of war   d. Presidential orders to release federal disaster relief funds   e. Political conflicts   ANSWER:   e

 

21. Which of the following rivers serves as a border separating Texas and Mexico?   a. Rio Grande   b. Red   c. Colorado   d. Sabine   e. Brazos   ANSWER:   a

 

22. Sharing a border with Mexico has resulted in which of the following consequences for Texas?   a. Texas leaders have developed foreign policies toward Mexico independent of the national government.   b. Mexico’s proximity to Texas has no impact on the Texas economy or Texas politics.   c. The political choices of Texas leaders have no consequences beyond their own borders.   d. Decisions made by Texas policymakers can have repercussions on relations between the United States as a whole and Mexico.   e. Since the passage of NAFTA, commerce between Mexico and the United States has decreased.   ANSWER:   d

 

23. Which of the following freeways has been dubbed “the NAFTA highway”?   a. Interstate 35   b. Interstate 45   c. Interstate 10   d. Interstate 37   e. Interstate 20   ANSWER:   a

 

24. The power to formulate U.S. foreign policy officially belongs to which of the following?   a. State governments   b. The U.S. government   c. Local governments   d. Certain individual citizens with money and influence   e. Foreign governments   ANSWER:   b

 

25. Which of the following statements best supports Texas’s efforts to be more deeply involved in foreign affairs?   a. The U.S. Constitution does not forbid states to enter into voluntary, informal arrangements with foreign governments.   b. Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution forbids state agreements with foreign powers.   c. The 1799 Logan Act prohibits U.S. citizens from actively corresponding with foreign governments or their agents.   d. If states are allowed to compete for business with foreign countries, their rivalry will cause them to lower labor and environmental standards.   e. If all 50 states have independent relations with foreign countries, there will be confusion between the federal government and those countries.   ANSWER:   a

 

26. Which of the following statements best supports opposition to Texas’s efforts to be more deeply involved in foreign affairs?   a. If all 50 states had independent relations with foreign countries, it would create confusion between the federal government and those countries.   b. Texas’s domestic actions may already have had an impact with foreign countries.   c. Most state foreign policy initiatives, such as Texas’s trade agreements with Mexico, deal with friendly relations rather than disputes.   d. The U.S. Constitution does not forbid states from entering into voluntary, informal arrangements with foreign governments.   e. As a result of its geographic proximity, Mexico is an important factor in the Texas economy and Texas politics and vice versa.   ANSWER:   a

 

27. Generally speaking, which of the following best describes the business climate in Texas?   a. Favorable for business and unfavorable for labor unions   b. Unfavorable for business and favorable for labor unions   c. Unfavorable for business and labor unions   d. Favorable for business and labor unions   e. Neither favorable nor unfavorable for business and labor unions   ANSWER:   a

 

28. A recent debate over whether Mexico is meeting its 1944 treaty obligations concerned which of the following issues?   a. Water policy   b. Education policy   c. Execution of Mexican nationals convicted of murder   d. Immigration policy   e. NAFTA   ANSWER:   a

 

29. According to the 1944 treaty between the United States and Mexico, the U.S. government would permit which of the following?   a. A certain amount of water from the Colorado River would flow through to Mexico, and Mexico would send an equal amount of water from the Rio Grande tributaries to Texas farmers.   b. Texas would fully support the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement.   c. Texas would reduce the death sentences of some Mexican nationals convicted of murder in Texas to life imprisonment.   d. Texas would allow Mexican nationals easier entry into the state.   e. Mexico would increase border security to limit the immigration of Texas residents into Mexico.   ANSWER:   a

 

30. A shared system of values, beliefs, and habits of behavior with regard to government and politics refers to which of the following?   a. Political socialization   b. Political economy   c. Political patterns   d. Political culture   e. Political ideology   ANSWER:   d

 

31. In which of the following political cultures are citizens more likely to believe that the state and the nation are designed to further the shared interests of everyone?   a. Moralistic   b. Traditionalistic   c. Individualistic   d. Idealistic   e. Fatalistic   ANSWER:   a

 

32. According to Daniel Elazar, how can the Texas political culture be best described?   a. Moralistic   b. Individualistic   c. Traditionalistic   d. A combination of traditionalist and individualist   e. A combination of moralist and individualist   ANSWER:   d

 

33. In which of Daniel Elazar’s political cultures do citizens emphasize deference to elite rule within a hierarchical society?   a. Liberalistic   b. Moralistic   c. Individualistic   d. Collectivist   e. Traditionalistic   ANSWER:   e

 

34. The economic belief that government should have minimal, if any, involvement in regulating the free market is known as which of the following?   a. Socialism   b. Democracy   c. Liberalism   d. Moralism   e. Laissez faire   ANSWER:   e

 

35. Which of the following best defines the term ideology?   a. The belief that Texas and its people are inherently better than other states and their people   b. The process of how power and resources are distributed in a society   c. A shared system of values, beliefs, and habits of behavior with regard to government and politics   d. A system of beliefs and values about the nature of the good life and the good society, and the part to be played by government in achieving them   e. The system for implementing decisions made through the political process   ANSWER:   d

 

36. Which ideological philosophy has dominated Texas politics since the end of the Civil War?   a. Conservatism   b. Liberalism   c. Socialism   d. Communism   e. Totalitarianism   ANSWER:   a

 

37. A political ideology that, in general, opposes government regulation of economic life and supports government regulation of personal life is known as which of the following?   a. Conservatism   b. Liberalism   c. Socialism   d. Communism   e. Totalitarianism   ANSWER:   a

 

38. Which of the following best describes Texas’s economic landscape, after winning its freedom from Mexico in 1836?   a. Poor, rural, and agricultural   b. Rich and plentiful with the immediate discovery of oil   c. Diversified with the development of computers and various petrochemicals   d. Rich and plentiful with the advent of NASA during the 1830s   e. Rich and plentiful with the diversification of industries   ANSWER:   a

 

39. CNBC ranked which of the following last in its recent survey called “America’s Top State for Business”?   a. Alaska   b. Texas   c. California   d. New York   e. Florida   ANSWER:   a

 

40. In a recent survey, corporate chief executives ranked which of the following as the best state for business?   a. Texas   b. Florida   c. New York   d. California   e. Alaska   ANSWER:   a