tx chap 1

Question 1

liberal

Answer 1

political ideology marked by improvement in welfare of individuals, gov reg of economy, supp for civil rights and tolerance for social change
-distinct minority in texas

Question 2

conservative

Answer 2

want limited role of gov in tax, eco reg, and provide social services
- texas political culure

Question 3

texas political culture

Answer 3

• women more likely identify as democrats
• minorities are more likely to be democratic
• white people more likely to be republicans

Question 4

east texas

Answer 4

• cultural extension of old south, has lot old families, fundamentalist protestanism

Question 5

the gulf coast

Answer 5

• most continuous growth
• petrochemical center

Question 6

boom based in houston

Answer 6

• growth in gulf made boomtown in Houston
• made of second and third gen rich

Question 7

south texas

Answer 7

ranchero culture - creole(euro-span) and mestizo(native-span)
the valley - known for prod of citrus fruits

Question 8

far west texas

Answer 8

bicultural
north american free trade agreement - remove trade barriers among Canada, Mexico and us
maquiladoras - Mexican factories where us corp employ inexpensive Mexican labor

Question 9

german hill country

Answer 9

settled by immigrant fr euro
mostly farming and ranching
politically conservative and stronghold of repub party

Question 10

west texas

Answer 10

conservative
southwest = oil major
northwest = agricultural
bible belt fundamentalism

Question 11

panhandle

Answer 11

supported by production of cotton and grains

Question 12

north texas

Answer 12

dominated by dfw; more diverse economically
banking, insurance, defense and aerospace industries
metroplex - greater dfw area

Question 13

central texas

Answer 13

core area of texas; houston, dfw, and san antonio
austin = silicon valley of texas

Question 14

early texas on women

Answer 14

• can’t vote
• can’t serve of juries
• remained some property rights
• one of first south state to adopt 19th amendment

Question 15

marital property act

Answer 15

granted married women equal rights on insurance, banking, real estate, contracts, divorce, child custody, and property rights

Question 16

white primary

Answer 16

practice of excluding african American from primary elections

Question 17

Raymondville peonage

Answer 17

tested for first time legality of forcing vagrants or debtors to repay farmers by making them work off debts and fines as labor on private farms

Question 18

defense of marriage act

Answer 18

defines marriage as legal union btwn man and woman
- allows states to not recognize same marriage fr other states

Question 19

obergefell v hodges

Answer 19

legalized same sex marriage