1,2,3 Study Guide Flashcards
(30 cards)
What is the set of political beliefs, a minority in Texas, which includes active government involvement, including government intervention, to improve the welfare of individuals and to protect civil rights?
Liberalism
Of the policies below, choose the one that best fits Texas’ individualistic subculture:
A) high levels of public spending
B) low taxes
C) universal health insurance for children
B) low taxes
Which two American political subcultures characterize Texas political culture?
Traditionalistic and individualistic
Which organization is a longstanding advocacy organization for a wide variety of Latino political, legal and social interests?
LULAC
What was the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in LAWRENCE VS TEXAS (2003)?
Recognized a constitutional right to privacy for gays and lesbians
What ethnic group will constitute a new majority in texas by 2040, with potentially dramatic political consequences?
Hispanics
What case was one of the most important civil rights cases of the 1950’s that determined that Latinos were a “class apart”?
Hernandez vs State
The American GI Forum was established in 1948 by Latino Texan veterans of WWII headed up by _____ and played a major role in winning Latino Americans full citizenship and civil respect.
Major Hector Garcia
In 196, Texas Farmworker Union strikers, supportive politicians, members of other labor unions, and the Texas Council of Churches began a March to Austin and held a rally at the state Capitol. Which law enforcement agency used excessive force against the protestors?
Texas Rangers
What was the name of the suit that helped chip away at the “separate but equal” doctrine when texas would not allow an African American to enter UT law school?
Sweatt vs. Painter
Texas Democrats banned African American Texans from party membership altogether and in 1935 the court UPHELD this ploy in the case _____.
Grovey vs Townshend
T or F: Husbands in texas had control of all property, both separate and community until 1967.
True
T or F: Women were given the right to serve on juries in 1954.
True
T or F: The Martial Property Act in Texas in 1967 significantly advanced women’s equality.
True
A US Supreme Court case from Texas, styled ___ vs ____ /decriminalized/ abortions throughout the nation in 1973.
Roe vs Wade
T or F: In 2011, the Texas Legislature passed a law that a woman must undergo a sonogram and have a fetal image described by the physician prior to terminating a pregnancy, in addition to a 24-hour waiting period.
True
Which /amendment/ to the U.S. Constitution was used in African American and Latino cases to expand minority rights in Texas and in the nation?
14th
Name at least two areas in which Texas ranks #1 compared to other states:
A) executions
B) wind power
What issue do Texans support by more than 50%?
Capital Punishment
T or F: The federal gov is one of the largest sources of income for Texas state gov.
True
T or F: A /federal/ form of gov is one in which powers are divided and shared between the national and state governments.
True
Give at least 3 examples of concurrent power in the American political system.
- To borrow money
- To levy taxes
- To make and enforce laws
T or F: The Supreme Court ruled that states have /coequal power/ to regulate immigration.
False
Does the “full faith and credit clause” of the U.S. Constitution apply to same sex marriage?
No
