Texas Politics Today Enhanced 19th Edition Jones Test Bank
Test Bank for Texas Politics Today Enhanced 19th Edition by Mark P. Jones, Ernest Crain, Morhea Lynn Davis, Christopher Wlezein, Elizabeth N. Flores, ISBN: 9780357795866
Table of Contents
PROLOGUE: TEXAS’S POLITICAL ROOTS
1. TEXAS POLITICAL CULTURE AND DIVERSITY
2. TEXAS IN THE FEDERAL SYSTEM
3. THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION IN PERSPECTIVE
4. VOTING AND ELECTIONS
5. POLITICAL PARTIES
6. INTEREST GROUPS
7. THE LEGISLATURE
8. THE EXECUTIVE
9. THE JUDICIARY
10. LAW, DUE PROCESS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY
11. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
12. PUBLIC POLICY IN TEXAS
1. What has gradually eroded the dominance of the traditional political culture in Texas?
a. Urbanization
b. Globalization and foreign trade
c. Catholicism
d. Continued dominance of the oil industry
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Urbanization, along with migration and ethnic and racial diversification, has gradually eroded the dominance of the southern Anglo culture over time. Political culture includes the political values and beliefs of a people. During the last four decades, Texas has become one of the most diverse and urbanized states, with two-thirds of the population residing in one of four major metropolitan regions.
b.
c.
d.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Political Culture, Partisanship, and Public Policy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6 – Analyze the state and local election process.
6.6.1 – Define political culture.
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2. Which generation of Texans is more likely to identify as liberal than other generations?
a. Generation Z
b. Generation X
c. Baby Boomers
d. Silent Generation
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Texans from Generation Z and Millennials tend to be significantly less conservative than other generations. Texans born after 1997, Generation Z, tend to identify as more liberal than other generations.
b.
c.
d.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Political Culture, Partisanship, and Public Policy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.6.6 – Explain how political culture influences policy in Texas.
8 – Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
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3. What best describes Texas’s dominant political culture today?
a. Texans believe the best government is a limited government.
b. Texans believe the best government is an active liberal government.
c. Texans believe the best government promotes nontraditional values.
d. Texans believe the best government embraces social change.
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. The dominant political culture in Texas today is that Texans believe the best government is limited government. The state embodies both the individualistic and traditionalistic political cultures, which contribute to the widespread sentiment in Texas that limited government will better serve Texas.
b.
c.
d.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Political Culture, Partisanship, and Public Policy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.6.5 – Compare moralistic, individualistic and traditionalistic political cultures in Texas.
8 – Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
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4. A conservative in Texas would most strongly support which of the following?
a. Legislation to increase taxes for more social programs
b. Legislation to limit free-market capitalism
c. Legislation to limit access to abortion
d. Legislation to increase business regulations
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a.
b.
c. The conservative political ideology aligns with legislation to limit access to abortion because conservatives generally support increased government involvement in the private or social lives of citizens.
d.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES: Political Culture, Partisanship, and Public Policy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.6.6 – Explain how political culture influences policy in Texas.
8 – Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
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DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2023 8:58 PM
5. Which of the following political ideologies supports a limited role for government in the area of business regulation?
a. Liberal
b. Conservative
c. Moderate
d. Progressive
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a.
b. The conservative political ideology supports a limited role for government in the area of business regulation. Conservatives also support a limited role for taxation and economic regulation, but an increased role for governing social issues such as abortion.
c.
d.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Political Culture, Partisanship, and Public Policy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 5 – Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political parties in Texas.
6.6.6 – Explain how political culture influences policy in Texas.
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DATE MODIFIED: 8/11/2023 8:58 PM
