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Question 1

1. The rise of the Grange and the “Redeemers” was important because _____

Answer 1

A: it led to the writing the constitution that is still in use in Texas today.

Question 2

2. Which of the following was an area of change in Texas’ reform period?

Answer 2

A: Oil

Question 3

3. Texas was denied Mexican statehood because

Answer 3

A: Mexico’s constitution required a population of 80,000 persons and TX only had 30,000

Question 4

4. Today the identity of what it means to be a Texan has become unclear because of

Answer 4

A: the increasing irrelevance of the elements of that identity of the lives of Texans

Question 5

5. Which U.S. president campaigned for the annexation of Texas during the election of 1844?

Answer 5

A. James K Polk

Question 6

6. Which of the following political culture types is most rarely found in Texas?

Answer 6

A: Moralism

Question 7

7.In the authors’ description of Texas during the Great Depression and New Deal, which of the following did occur?

Answer 7

Texans voted for Franklin D. Roosevelt in each of his presidential elections.

Question 8

8. Which of the following is not true of the period of Texas membership in the Confederate State of America?

Answer 8

A: Women’s rights saw an unparalleled expansion

Question 9

9. The “Call of Hidalgo” was aimed at securing __________in the New World.

Answer 9

A: The same rights as those born in Europe: Independence

Question 10

10. In the Mexican Independence section of Chapter 1, what was a noted motivation for Mexican independence from Spain?

Answer 10

A: The demand that those born in the New World be endowed with the same rights as those born in Europe

Question 11

11. Which one of the following was not an influential “Redeemer” following the end of Reconstruction in Texas?

Answer 11

A: governor Edmund J. Davis

Question 12

12. Texas has a history of electing “colorful” governors such as “Pa” Ferguson and “Pappy” O’Daniel because

Answer 12

A: The size of the state makes it difficult to create political organizations and gives an advantage to those who can “stand out.”

Question 13

13. All of the following have been causes of major transitions in Texas politics except

Answer 13

A: The rise to prominence of cowboys in TX government in the latter half of the nineteenth century

Question 14

14. The 1866 constitution failed to secure Texas’s reentry to the United States in part because

Answer 14

A: the framers failed to ratify the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments

Question 15

15. Which of the following are noted by the authors as contributors to the “birth of Texas traditions?”

Answer 15

A: both the Spanish and the French

Question 16

16. Texas struggles to meet its current challenges, in part, because its government is

Answer 16

A: Outdated

Question 17

17. The decision of the Texas State Board of Education concerning how to identify the heroes of the Alamo illustrates

Answer 17

A: the tendency to undervalue the contributions of Hispanics to Texas history

Question 18

18. Traditionalistic political culture is characterized by

Answer 18

A: the belief that government has a limited role related to the preservation of the social order

Question 19

19. The influence of the frontier continues in Texas political culture today with

Answer 19

A: a preference for little gun control.

Question 20

20. Black Codes were an example of which type of political culture?

Answer 20

A: traditionalistic

Question 21

21. In the past, Hispanics have been __________ in political conflict in Texas, and in the future they are likely to be __________.

Answer 21

A: losers; winners

Question 22

22. Which Native American group lived in large, peaceful settlements in the panhandle?

Answer 22

A. Apache

Question 23

23. The reform movement in Texas became occupied with the issue of prohibition of the consumption of alcohol because

Answer 23

A: -Texas politics lacked the large corporations and big city political machines that energized the efforts of progressives in North

Question 24

24. The population in Texas has constantly ______ by more than ______ since 1980.

Answer 24

A: grown, 19 percent each decade

Question 25

25. With its seemingly endless frontier, Texas represents ___________ to many.

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A: Limitless Potential

Question 26

26. Reconstruction in Texas met the demands of Radical Republicans in Congress

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A: through the Texas Constitution of 1869.

Question 27

27. Texas's statehood in the United States

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A: was not made official in 1846.

Question 28

28. Texas's secession from the United States

Answer 28

A: Was formally established in 1861

Question 29

29. Texas history can be best understood as

Answer 29

A: A long string of transitions that often brought conflict between old ways and new ways.

Question 30

30. In the Texas Revolution section of Chapter 1, which of the following was not among the divisive issues during the revolution and subsequent Texas independence?

Answer 30

A: Tejanos were faced with remaining under Mexican rule or risk life under the rule of Anglo settlers.

Question 31

31. In the section Transitions to the Twenty-First Century, the authors write, "Texas spent the rest of the twentieth century in transition." Which of the following is noted in that section as a transition?

Answer 31

A: the growth of women's political rights and participation

Question 32

32. Compared to national averages Texas

Answer 32

A: has a larger economy

Question 33

33. Texas reduced its reliance on most forms of taxation in the first part of the twentieth century because of

Answer 33

A: a large influx of funds from the rapidly growing oil industry