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Which of the following has traditionally dominated the political culture of Texas?


A) labor unions
B) business interests
C) environmentalist groups
D) the Catholic Church

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Which city is located in the Great Plains region of Texas?


A) Lubbock
B) Fort Worth
C) El Paso
D) Houston

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Which city in Texas currently has the largest population?


A) San Antonio
B) Dallas
C) Houston
D) El Paso

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Political culture is a term used to describe


A) the level of education and learning in a particular state.
B) the degree of public support for the arts.
C) the broadly shared values and beliefs about government.
D) the amount of partisan bickering in a state.

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Which of the following would best characterize traditional,individualistic political culture?


A) low taxes and minimized social services
B) government is expected to take action to advance the public welfare
C) government policies designed to benefit the political elite
D) encouragement of active participation in government

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Which two Texas metropolitan areas are national centers for the high-tech industry?


A) Lubbock and Midland
B) Houston and El Paso
C) Dallas and Austin-San Marcos
D) San Antonio and Waco

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Which factor contributed to the increase in the population of Texas?


A) domestic migration from Alaska and Hawaii
B) international immigration from Asia
C) a natural increase of births in proportion to deaths
D) people moving to Texas from Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina

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In 1950,the Supreme Court case Sweatt v.Painter


A) guaranteed African Americans admission to Texas's graduate and professional schools.
B) outlawed poll taxes.
C) ended segregation of public schools.
D) ended black codes.

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Oil was the primary industry in Texas during the nineteenth century.

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Since the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries,the Border region,including El Paso,McAllen,and Brownsville,has remained politically a ________ bastion.


A) Democratic Party
B) Republican Party
C) Tea Party
D) competitive two-party

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