Exam Review 1 Govt 2306

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What best describes Texas's philosophy today?

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The best government is the governments that governs least.

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The view that inequity is inevitable and that personal responsibility is the determinate if an individual's quality of life is an example of

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Texas Conservatism

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Those who view social inequality as the result of institutional and economic forces beyond the control of individuals often support the idea of a government that

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attempts to balance power in society & support the disadvantaged

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Fifty-three percent of Texans believe we spend too little on which specific public policy?

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Elementary & secondary education

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What is a true statement about political participation due to Texas's political subculture?

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Participation in politics is not as highly regarded as in those states with a moralistic culture.

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What is a correct statement about the individualistic political subculture?

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Government's prime objective is to further private enterprise.

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Traditionalistic political subculture is found primarily in which states?

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South and border states

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In which area is Texas's individualistic subculture overridden by traditionalistic culture.

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East Texas

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Texas's comparatively low levels of funding to social programs illustrate which type of political subculture?

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Individualistic

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Which region of Texas has experienced continuous growth because of Spindletop?

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The Gulf Coast

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Which region of Texas is socially and politically conservative and a stronghold of the Texas Republican Party?

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German Hill County

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The political influence of the Latino community is unrealized because of

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low vote turnout

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What was one critical challenge to writing the constitution in 1787?

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The creation of a representative government for a large nation with a diverse population.

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Texas's political figures have been pushing for a shift in power

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away from the federal government

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Powers shared by the state and national government as stated in the U.S. Constitution are called

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Concurrent Powers

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Powers found in Article I, section 8 and are explicitly listed in the U.S. constitution are called

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Expressed Powers

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The implied powers of the national government are designed to do whatever is necessary to

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Carry out the expressed powers of the national government.

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Which U.S. constitutional amendment has been used by the U.S. Supreme Court to extend most of the provisions in the Bill of Rights to state governments?

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14th amendment

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Powers assigned to both the national and state governments are called

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Concurrent Powers

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Which power gives the U.S. congress the authority to create rules for immigration and naturalization?

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Article I, Section 8

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One example of a concurrent power would be the ability to

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Charter banks

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The 1819 McCulloh v. Maryland case ____________ the powers of the federal government.

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expanded

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Until the 1930s, the relationship between states like Texas and the national government would best be described as

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dual federalism

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When Texas receives matching funds or additional assistance from the national government for pursuing certain public policies, this is an example of

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cooperative federalism

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State and local governments have greater administrative flexibility with _______ than with categorical grants.

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Block grants

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The attempt to enhance the power of state and local governments, especially by substituting more flexible block grants instead of restrictive categorical grants in aid is called

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Devolution

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The understanding that the national government and state governments are both sovereign within their sphere of influence is called

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Dual federalism

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During the era of transition from dual to cooperative federalism which policy area garnered the most opposition from southern states?

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Area of civil rights

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The Plessy v. Ferguson decision allowed continued discrimination against African Americans, and it became pervasive throughout the South as

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Jim Crow Laws

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Southern states viewed Brown v. Board of Education, the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Voting Rights Act of 1965 as

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encroachment of their states rights

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The obligations that the federal government imposes on state governments with little or no funding to help support the program define

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unfunded mandates

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While the Justice Roberts did not agree that the federal government had a right to impose an individual mandate, the mandate remained intact because the penalty was seen as part of the federal government's right to

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Tax

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Controversy surrounding the Affordable Care Act is an example of the friction inherent in

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Federalism

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States serve as public policy

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laboratories

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Which Texas senator is most strongly associated with the Tea Party?

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Ted Cruz

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Texas fought and won its independence from which country?

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Mexico

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Which is a correct statement about Texas?

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Texas won independence in 1836 & gained statehood in 1845.

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Common law refers to

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Customs upheld by courts & derived from British tradition.

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When state governments misuse their powers, the response is usually to

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place constitutional limitations & restrictions on those powers.

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What was the slogan of the Texas Grange going into the 1875 Constitutional Convention?

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Retrenchment & reform

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Texas Grangers were opposed to the idea of

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Public education

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Law passed by legislatures and written into code books is

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statutory law

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Article 3 of the Texas Constitution assigns power to a ________ legislature consisting of the 31 members of the senate and the 150 members of the house of representatives.

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Bicameral

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Which is a correct statement about Texas special sessions?

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Texas special sessions are more restrictive than any other state.

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Which statement is correct regarding term limitations of legislators in the Texas state constitution?

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Term limits do not exist in the constitution

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State constitutional provisions voided by a conflicting U.S. constituional provision is

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deadwood

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The constitution stipulates that state judges are to be selected by which method?

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Partisan elections by the voters

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Which method of election permits voters to determine if an ordinance or statute will go into effect?

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Referendum

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Which election method allows citizens to place proposals on the ballot for voter approval? If the measure passes, it becomes law.

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Initiative

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The state government decentralizes power by assigning many functions to units of local government, especially

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counties.