Deck 1: Texas Culture and Diversity

Question 1

Which of the following is not considered a belief of the traditionalistic political subculture?

A)Government should help maintain accepted class distinctions.
B)This subculture encourages the beliefs of the dominant religion.
C)This subculture believes in public rather than personal solutions to problems.
D)It views politics as the special preserve of the social and economic elite.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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

A)Central
B)Pan Handle
C)West
D)East Texas

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What best describes Texas's philosophy today?

A)"The best government is the government that governs least."
B)"A land of opportunity"
C)"A land of white supremacy"
D)"A world turned upside down"

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The political climate in Texas has historically been described as

A)a business-friendly state.
B)a state with low taxes.
C)a right-to-work state.
D)All of these choices are true.

Question 5

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

A)Panhandle
B)West Texas
C)South Texas
D)Gulf Coast

Question 6

What percentage of Texans say they are "in the middle" between conservative and liberal viewpoints?

A)25
B)49
C)37
D)13

Question 7

Texas is first in the nation for​

A)​the number of uninsured citizens.
B)​average public teacher salary.
C)​high school graduation rate. 
D)the ​rate of incarceration. 

Question 8

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

A)Adult prisons
B)New highways
C)Elementary and secondary education
D)Higher education

Question 9

​Texas ranks in the top 10 for

A)​educational attainment.
B)​homeownership.
C)​percentage of children in poverty and levels of inequality between rich and poor.
D)​tax revenue per capita.

Question 10

Which describes a Mestizo?

A)An individual of both Spanish and Native American lineage
B)A descendant of European Spanish
C)A ranchero
D)Another name for a Native American

Question 11

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

A)Participation in politics is not as highly regarded as in those states with a moralistic culture.
B)Participation is seen as a duty for all citizens.
C)Participation in politics is above the level of most states.
D)Participation in politics is about the same in Texas as all other states.

Question 12

Which is not a correct statement about social conservatives in Texas?

A)They support government activity to enforce what they view as moral behavior and traditional cultural values.
B)They support law enforcement,drug control,and immigration enforcement.
C)They do not support the use of state power to restrict gambling.
D)They support the use of state power to restrict pornography,abortion,and same-sex relationships.

Question 13

According to Daniel Elazar,which of the following distinct political subcultures does not exist in Texas?

A)Traditionalistic
B)Modernistic
C)Individualistic
D)Moralistic

Question 14

More Texans support ___________ than ____________.​

A)​pro-choice rights,the death penalty
B)​cutting education funding,closing an adult prison
C)​legalizing marijuana,immigration overhaul
D)​the death penalty,a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Question 15

Traditionalistic political subculture is found primarily in which states?

A)South and Border States
B)Midwestern States
C)East Coast States
D)West Coast States

Question 16

Which of the following is a correct statement about the individualistic political subculture?

A)Government's prime objective is to further private enterprise.
B)Government should intervene into the lives of individuals.
C)Politics should not be used to advance an individual's own interests.
D)Political corruption should not be an issue of concern.

Question 17

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

A)​liberal thought.
B)​Texas conservatism.
C)​moderate socialism.
D)​Richard Hofstadter's concept of American anti-intellectualism.

Question 18

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

A)Individualistic
B)Moralistic
C)Traditionalistic
D)Modernistic

Question 19

​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

A)does not intervene in labor disputes.
B)​supports business elites for the good of the entire community.
C)​attempts to balance power in society and support the disadvantaged.
D)​safeguards traditional definitions of institutions like marriage.

Question 20

The first Texas cowboys were ​

A)​Creoles.
B)​Native Americans and Mestizos.
C)​Midwestern Germans.
D)​Czech.

Question 21

​Justice Kennedy's opinion in Lawrence v.Texas stated that Texas had violated the

A)​due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
B)​right to free association.
C)​right to assembly. 
D)​establishment clause.

Question 22

Which court case argued that Latinos,although white,were "a class apart" and suffered discrimination on the basis of their "class"?

A)Hernandez v.State of Texas
B)Delgado v.Bastrop ISD
C)Herminca Hernandez et al.v.Driscoll Consolidated ISD
D)Felix Longoria v.Texas

Question 23

Which individual organized the American GI Forum?

A)Dr.Hector Garcia
B)Mr.Caesar Chavez
C)Mr.Antonio Diaz
D)Dr.Henry Martinez

Question 24

Which region is called the "core area" of Texas?

A)Central Texas
B)South Texas
C)Panhandle
D)Gulf Coast

Question 25

One result of the proliferation of maquiladoras has been​

A)​a rise in the cost of the American products made there.
B)​a reduction in drug trafficking across the border.
C)​the ecological endangerment of the Rio Grande.
D)​a reversal of NAFTA.

Question 26

Which court case prohibited segregation of Mexican-American children on separate campuses on the basis of race?

A)Delgado v.Bastrop ISD
B)Herminca Hernandez et al.v.Driscoll Consolidated ISD
C)Hernandez v.State of Texas
D)Brown v.Board of Education

Question 27

How long after reconstruction did it take for African-American candidates to win elected office in the Texas legislature?

A)5 years
B)10 years
C)50 years
D)20 years

Question 28

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

A)German Hill Country
B)West Texas
C)Gulf Coast
D)Panhandle

Question 29

In 1956,Governor Allan Shivers declared which demonstration an "orderly protest" and sent the Texas Rangers to support the protestors?

A)CORE
B)SCLC
C)Mansfield School Desegregation Incident
D)Herman Sweatt Incident

Question 30

The funeral of Felix Longoria resulted in

A)Latinos organizing labor unions.
B)Latinos successfully challenging segregated schools in Texas.
C)Latinos fighting to end discrimination for all ethnic groups.
D)the spark that ignited Latino Texas to fight for civil rights.

Question 31

Which of the following is not correct about modern South Texas?

A)NAFTA is an economic stimulus for the Texas border.
B)Spanish is the language of choice for commerce for many of the Anglo Americans there.
C)The Rio Grande is now one of America's least ecologically endangered rivers.
D)The Texas border region remains one of the poorest in the United States.

Question 32

Which cases tested the practice of forcing vagrants or debtors to repay farmers by requiring them to work off debts and fines as labor on private farms?

A)Felix Longoria case
B)Raymondville Peonage cases
C)Delgado v.Bastrop ISD
D)Hernandez v.State of Texas

Question 33

The white primary,which was the practice of excluding African Americans from Democratic Party primary elections in Texas,was found unconstitutional as a result of which court case?

A)Griswold v.Connecticut
B)Smith v.Allwright
C)NAACP v.Carson
D)Govey v.Townsend

Question 34

What was the legal position of the state of Texas in Hernandez v.Texas with regard to Latinos?

A)Pete Hernandez was guilty of the murder.
B)Latinos had equal protection of the law.
C)Latinos were white,so excluding them from all-Anglo (white)juries could not be legal discrimination.
D)Latinos were protected by the Constitution from discrimination by other whites.

Question 35

Which individual was not one of the "Big Four" African Americans who shaped the civil rights struggle in the1950s and 1960s?

A)Wiley Bishop
B)Martin Luther King,Jr.
C)Whitney Young
D)Roy Wilkins

Question 36

Which act granted married women equal rights in insurance,banking,real estate,contracts,divorce,child custody,and property rights?

A)Nineteenth Amendment
B)Equal Rights Amendment
C)Martial Property Act
D)Texas Equal Suffrage Association

Question 37

Which court case validated the exclusion of African Americans from the Texas Democratic primary?

A)Nixon v.Herndon
B)Govey v.Townsend
C)NAACP v.Carson
D)Smith v.Allwright

Question 38

Minnie Fisher Cunningham is most notable for​

A)​organizing farm labor protests during the Great Depression.
B)​leading Texas suffragists.
C)heading the most profitable oil company in Texas.
D)​founding the American atheist party in Austin.

Question 39

What was the primary focus for much of the Latino civil activism in the 1960s and 1970s?

A)Organizing into labor unions
B)Organizing against school segregation
C)Organizing against peonage
D)Organizing for political inclusion

Question 40

Which court case argued that Latino children were denied the same school facilities and educational instruction available to other white races?

A)Herminca Hernandez et al.v.Driscoll Consolidated ISD
B)Hernandez v.State of Texas
C)Delgado v.Bastrop ISD
D)Brown v.Board of Education

Question 41

Identify the main contradiction in public opinion surrounding the issues of taxation and government spending.What is the potential outcome of this contradiction?​

Question 42

Discuss the regional characteristics of the state of Texas.How have these regions changed economically,socially,ethnically,culturally,and politically since they were first settled? Be specific and give examples.

Question 43

In 2005,Texans passed by a majority of 76 percent an amendment banning​

A)​the death penalty.
B)​discrimination against individuals based on sexual preference.
C)genetically modified produce.
D)​both gay and lesbian marriage and civil unions.

Question 44

​The political influence of the Latino community is unrealized because of

A)​declining population.
B)​an aging community.
C)​poll taxes.
D)​low voter turnout.

Question 45

Which family is most likely to live in poverty in Texas?

A)Latino Texan
B)Anglo Texan
C)African Texan
D)German Texan

Question 46

​In what ways do conservative principles promote both government restraint and activism?

Question 47

Trace the advancements made by women in the Texas political system.Show the laws granting them more equality and their success in getting elected to statewide offices.

Question 48

What characteristics reflected the Old South's elitism that aimed to limit political participation to the "right people"?

A)Restrictive voting requirements,such as the poll tax
B)White primaries
C)Registration requirements
D)All of these choices are true.

Question 49

How have Latinos fared in Texas since the time of the Republic in 1836 to the present period? Give examples of setbacks and advancements.

Question 50

The individuals who designed and participated in "Massive resistance" are ultimately responsible for

A)​slowing the pace of racial integration in the United States.
B)​exposing unfair working conditions for migrant laborers. 
C)​shining a light on the problem of child abuse.
D)​exposing government corruption.

Question 51

In what way does the Defense of Marriage Act complicate the gay,lesbian,and transgendered battle for equal rights?

A)It defines what marriage is and is not.
B)States do not have to recognize same-sex marriages.
C)States do not have to recognize same-sex marriages from other states.
D)All of these choices are true.

Question 52

The 2005 Texas constitutional amendment banning both gay and lesbian marriage and civil unions can be seen as evidence of ​

A)​growing liberal thought in Texas.
B)​traditionalistic political culture.
C)​moralistic political culture.
D)individualistic political culture.

Question 53

Which of the landmark Supreme Court cases Smith v.Allright​ (1994),Sweatt v.Painter (1950),and Hernandez v.State of Texas (1954)do you believe was most important and why?

Question 54

How have gay and lesbian citizens fared in Texas over the last 50 years? Give examples of setbacks and advancements.​

Question 55

What are the major consequences of the "invisible trade," and how do they impact Texans?​

Question 56

"Massive resistance" was developed in order to combat​

A)​the degradation of workers' rights.
B)​the federal government's efforts to desegregate the United States.
C)​racism in the "Old South."
D)​the influx of illegal immigrants along the Rio Grande.

Question 57

Today,inequality among ethnic groups is no longer reflected by overt official legal discrimination as by

A)unequal wealth.
B)low income.
C)limited access to health care.
D)All of these choices are true.

Question 58

How has NAFTA affected the economic and social forces that have made the border area a unique and dynamic part of both Texas and Mexico?

Question 59

Which president ordered the National Guard to enforce desegregation in Little Rock,Arkansas?

A)Richard Nixon
B)Dwight Eisenhower
C)John Kennedy
D)James Carter

Question 60

How did Spanish law influence the role of women in the Republic of Texas?​