politics

1.

1 point

the north american trade agreement (1993)

reduced tariffs between the US, canada, and mexico

lowered vehicle emission standards for the US, canada, and mexico

created a superhighway from canada to mexico

created open trade with all states in the US

2.

1 point

according to professor daniel elaxar, the political culture of texas is

traditionalistic

individualistic and traditionalistic

moralistic and traditionalistic

individualistic

3.

1 point

texas faces water challenges due to which of the following factors

increased population

urbanization

fracking

agriculture

all the above

4.

1 point

one of the following would best describe what bond elections are?

bond elections allow voters to decide constitutional amendments

bond elections are non candidate electeson

bond elections are elections where government borrows money by approval of the voter

bond elections are candidate

bond elections are elections whereby local governments approve local statutes

5.

1 point

which of the following is a false statement about the Texas constitution

it outlines the structure of Texas's state government

it limits actions of the national government

it establishes basic rules for state governance

it authorizes the creation of cities and counties

6.

1 point

which of the following would not be an example of a special district

congressional district

water control district

fire protection district

soil district

7.

1 point

the two largest tax sources for texas municipalities are

sin and sales tax

sales tax and property tax

property and income tax

income tax and excise tax

8.

1 point

complete the following sentence regarding mequiladores. They

take advantage of low wage texas, and high wage mexican labor

allowed for guest worker programs in the US and texas

enabled the US to make US goods with cheap labor

were eliminated by NAFTA

9.

1 point

separation of power

creates levels of bureaucracy within government

has been rejected by american constitutional theory

places the lawmaking, law enforcing, and law adjudicating powers in separate branches of government

creates a bicameral legilature

10.

1 point

cities in texas must redistrict every ___ year

2

5

10

20

11.

1 point

texas became the ___ state with the annexation into the us

38

24

28

33

12.

1 point

the 1866 and 1869 constitutions failed because

the state failed to ratify them

they failed to have legitimacy

the governor failed to sign them into law

the us failed to ratify them

13.

1 point

in 1972 barbara jordan became

the first african american woman to represent Texas in congress since reconstruction

the first african american city council women in houston

the first african american elected to railroad commission

the first woman allowed into the Texas legislature after the civil war

14.

1 point

in Texas v white (1869) the us supreme court found that

states must pay the national government debt

the us constitution does not provide for states to leave the union

states can decide the issue of capital punishment

states are required to give full faith and credit to court decisions from other states

15.

1 point

the belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the ___ political culture

moralistic

constiutionalistic

traditionalistic

individualistic

provincialistic

16.

1 point

the texas bill of rights

is longer but very vague

contains lower levels of protection than does the federal constitution

is shorter than that of the federal constitution

contains a provision guaranteeing equal rights to women, something not found in the federal constitution

17.

1 point

in the early twentieth century, texas tax revenue was mostly based on

service taxes

severance taxes

corporate tax

income tax

18.

1 point

A general law municipality becomes eligible for home-rule status when its population exxceeds

when the citizens vote for it

25000

5000

50000

201

19.

1 point

texas ranks ___ in addressing poverty and social problems

right in the middle

near the bottom of the fifty states

fifth in the country

first in the nation

20.

1 point

a city charter does all the following wxcept

establishes state law

set salaries for council members including mayor

provide procedures for passing ordinances

establish powers to municipal officers

21.

1 point

how many amendments to the Texas constitution were adopted between 1876 and 2012

27

474

50

504

22.

1 point

amendments to the texas constitution are proposed by the

the us government

texas legislature

texas governor

texas voters

23.

1 point

when the bureaucracy in texas puts a law into action (regarding the policymaking process) they are using what level

policy formulation

policy implementation

policy evaluation

policy adoption and legitimation

24.

1 point

the term intergovernmental relations is another name for

republicanism

federalism

power distribution

politics

25.

1 point

what event occurred at spindletop, Texas

the state's first execution by lethal injection occurred

discovery of oil

the state's worst race riots occurred

the worst tornado occurred

the last battle for independence occurred

26.

1 point

general law cities

are bound by the US consitution

are bound the voters

are bound by the Texas legislature

are bound by the US congress

are bound by dillon's rule

27.

1 point

the current mayor of san antonio is

joaquin castro

phil hardburger

ivy taylor

henry cisneros

28.

1 point

among the 50 states, texas currently ranks ___ in population

fourth

second

fifth

third

29.

1 point

texas first true state constitution occurred in

1836

1861

1845

1827

30.

1 point

in what year was the Texas's current constitution ratified

1828

1845

1876

1861

31.

1 point

according to the 2010 US census bureau, which of the following is the about percentage of individuals that identify themselves as hispanic/latino in the state of Texas?

4%

45%

38%

11.5%

32.

1 point

the central issue that derailed the 1974 constitutional convention was

the repeal of separate property laws for married women

increased welfare funding

the right to work provisions

increased immigration policies

33.

1 point

the reconstruction era governor that refused to leave the governors' mansion after losing reelection was

richard coke

edmund davis

pappy o'daniel

george bush

34.

1 point

regarding annexation, ETJ stands for

entire tract jurisdiction

enterprise trust jurisdiction

extra territorial jurisdiction

extra transfer justification

35.

1 point

the importance of the texas grange was that it

advocated large public subsidies to railways

dominated the convention of 1868 which wrote the 1869 constitution

advocated retrenchment and reform which created a weak and cheap government

supported the right to vote for all texans

36.

1 point

which of the following sets of steps in the policymaking process is listed in the correct order

policy formulation, policy adoption and legitimation, olicy implementation, agenda building identification, policy evaluation, access and representation

agenda building identification, policy evaluation, policy formulation

agenda building identification, access and representation, policy adoption, and legitimation olicy implementation, policy evaluation

37.

1 point

of the top ten most populated cities in the country, Texas would have ___ of the top ten

3

1

4

2

38.

1 point

which of the following dicates that local government should only have those powers expressly granted by the state

porter's rule

dillon's rule

bush's rule

perry's rule

39.

1 point

all powers not specifically granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states or the people. this statement is part of

the preamble to the US constitution

the declaration of independence

the civil rights act of 1964

the 10th amendment of the US constitution

40.

1 point

the national supremacy clause is found in which article of the US constitution

article V

article X

article IV

article I

41.

1 point

migration of people from rural regions to cities is referred to as

appropriation

metropolitanization

emigration

urbanization

absorption

42.

1 point

based on my lecture, approximately what percent of texans reside in cities?

95%

85%

50%

25%

43.

1 point

texas ranks__ in the amount of carbon dioxide and heat trapping gases generated

third

first

last

tenth

thirtieth

44.

1 point

regarding the policy-making process, which of the following would best describe the bureaucracy of our government?

agenda building, identification

policy formulaiton

policy evaluation

policy adoption and legitimation

policy implementation

45.

1 point

who decides what a legal designation of a city will be

the voters

texas legislature

federal government

mayor

46.

1 point

according to the text texas has had ___ constitutions

6

5

7

3

47.

1 point

the principle advantage in Texas of home rule cities as/are

greater flexibility in determining forms of government

fewer people to regulate

lower taxes

greater support from the state

48.

1 point

approximately how many incorporated municipalities are there in Texas

900

350

1200

3000

49.

1 point

of the following, which of the countries listed, never ruled Texas?

the united states

england

france

spain

the confederacy

50.

1 point

understanding the difference between state government and federal government involves

understanding the supremacy clause does not apply to most of the states

understanding that state constitutions are subject to the US consitution

understanding that the full faith and credit clause only applies to the federal government

understanding that the federal constitution is weaker than state constitutions