Ch.1: The Political culture, People and Economy of Texas

Question 1

Why Texas’s political culture matters?

Answer 1

second largest state
dominated by republicans
designated feeding ground for potential president and VP

Question 2

3 types of political culture

Answer 2

moralistic
individualistic
traditionlalistic

Question 3

the belief that government should be active in promoting the public good and that citizens should participate in politics and civicll activities to ensure that good. Government is a positive force

Answer 3

moralistic

Question 4

the belief that government should be limits its Role to providing order in society, so that citizens can pursue their economic self interest. professionals

Answer 4

individualistic

Question 5

the belief that government should be dominated by political elites land guided by tradition. exist to maintain the dominant religion and society. participation is restricted

Answer 5

traditionalistic

Question 6

broadly shared values and beliefs, attitudes about how the government should function and politics should operate. American political culture emphasizes the value of liberty equality and democracy

Answer 6

political culture

Question 7

Texas politics seem to indicate a

Answer 7

traditionalistic individualistic state

Question 8

a small group of people that dominate the political process

Answer 8

elite

Question 9

a narrow limited and self interested view of the world often associated with rural values and notions of limited government

Answer 9

provincialism

Question 10

List the three political culture that dominates Texas

Answer 10

one party state
provincialism
business dominance

Question 11

The four distinct physical regions of Texas are

Answer 11

the gulf coastal plains
the interior lowlands
the Great Plains
the basin and range province

Question 12

Characteristics of the gulf coastal plain region

Answer 12

Where almost all of Texas’s timber production takes
place
– Home of some of Texas’s most famous oilfields
– The foundation of plantation life during the antebellum period, when slavery flourished in the state
– Urban areas have become Democratic, while suburbs have become more Republican

Question 13

characteristics of the interior lowland region

Answer 13

– Agricultural economy and rural population – Many of the state’s largest ranches

Question 14

Characteristics of the Great Plains region

Answer 14

Economy centers on agriculture, cotton production – Conservative political values

Question 15

Characteristics of the Basin and Range province

Answer 15

– Mountains, little rain, and few people – Surrounded by the Rio Grande River

Question 16

signed in 1992, created a free-trade zone among the United States, Canada, and Mexico
– Texas exports increased
– Although there were some NAFTA losers, there were also big winners

Answer 16

NAFTA:

North American Free Trade Agreement

Question 17

Three factors account for population growth in Texas:

Answer 17

natural increase
international immigration
domestic immigration

Question 18

a state imposed tax on voters as a prerequisite for voting; poll taxes were rendered unconstitutional in national elections by the twenty fourth amendment

Answer 18

poll tax

Question 19

________ and ___________ are the forces driving politics in modern Texas

Answer 19

urbanization and suburbanization