political culture tx politics

Question 1

What is political culture?

Answer 1

a set of shared values, beliefs, and behaviors that relate to government and politics

Question 2

Why do elected leaders and other political actors use elements of political culture to assist them in their efforts?

Answer 2

They can use political culture to influence voters.

Question 3

What is political socialization?

Answer 3

the way that people acquire beliefs, values, and habits of thought and action related to government, politics, and society

Question 4

Political socialization could be described as which of the following?

Answer 4

the process of acquiring ideas about people, society, and government

Question 5

In what way do parents usually influence their children’s political socialization?

Answer 5

through subtle comments and body language regarding different actors and influences in society

Question 6

What role do public schools play in the process of political socialization?

Answer 6

They teach political history and promote patriotism and civic engagement.

Question 7

Which of the following describes classical liberalism?

Answer 7

the valuing of political arrangements that permit the fullest exercise of individual liberty without unreasonably restricting the liberties of others

Question 8

Which political ideology is concerned primarily with the well-being of ordinary people?

Answer 8

populism

Question 9

Which political ideology places a particular value on traditional religious beliefs and practices?

Answer 9

social conservatism

Question 10

Which political ideology is associated primarily with the Republican Party today?

Answer 10

social conservatism

Question 11

Texas’s size and history, as well as its political and cultural variety, have contributed to the development of what might be called a “pragmatic center.” Which of the following statements is true regarding the pragmatic center in Texas?

Answer 11

It tends to reflect relatively conservative, pro-business policy preferences.

Question 12

Which political group dominated elections at all levels in Texas for nearly a century following Reconstruction?

Answer 12

Democratic Party

Question 13

Which of the following is a characteristic of the political climate in Texas after the civil rights movement?

Answer 13

a comparatively low level of state-funded social services, which are kept minimal by a general hostility toward progressive taxation

Question 14

Direct Spanish influence on the culture of Texas is overshadowed by which of the following related cultural influences?

Answer 14

Mexican

Question 15

Which of the following encouraged Anglo Americans to populate the Texas territory in large numbers?

Answer 15

Mexican govt’s empresario policy

Question 16

Which of the following is true of Texas’s population growth?

Answer 16

The increasing share of the population made up of ethnic minorities is poised to alter a political culture historically dominated by Anglos.

Question 17

Which ethnic group experienced the slowest population growth rate in Texas from 2000 to 2010?

Answer 17

non-Hispanic whites

Question 18

In 2010, non-Hispanic whites made up what percentage of Texas’s population?

Answer 18

45%

Question 19

What happened when public opinion in Texas began to show more tolerance of same-sex relationships?

Answer 19

The polling results were greeted with surprise and skepticism.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of public opinion in Texas?

Answer 20

When survey researchers measure an attitude, they are really measuring an individual’s predispositions and information.

Question 21

How is public opinion measured?

Answer 21

through scientifically designed surveys known as public opinion polls

Question 22

Why have Texans adopted a “low taxes, low services” approach to government?

Answer 22

This approach has developed out of Texas’s balance between classical liberalism, social conservatism, and populism.