GOV Exam 1 (True/False Section)

Texas political culture is best described as moralistic

Politics in Texas has been defined by the almost-equal political popularity of both the Democrats and Republicans

Provincialism has been defining pattern of Texas political culture

Throughout its, history business interests have dominated Texan political culture

Houston is located in the Gulf Coastal Plains region

dallas is located in the Basin and Range Providence

Oil is the primary industry in Texas during the 19th century

Agriculture accounts for 35% of the contemporary Texan workforce

Oil was first discovered in West Texas in 1842

Oil production remains the primary driving force of exports from the Texas economy

The high-tech economy of Texas emerged during the 1920's

People of Hispanic origin make up over 30 precent of the population in Texas

On average, Texans are younger than the rest of the United States population

The largest city in Texas is San Antonio

Many conservatives believe that American are overtaxed and overegulated by the federal government

Under that Articles of Confederation, states played a primary role in governing American, while the national government had very limited powers

During the Nullification Crisis of 1833, South Carolina and several northern states attempted to nullify key positions of FDR's New Deal

The tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents state governments from imposing "cruel and unusual punishments"

Replacing the Articles of Confederation in 1787, the new U.S. Constitution allowed both the federal government and state governments to retain significant measures of sovergnity

The Great Depression of 1929 was the catalyst that led many Americans to support the New Deal

New Federalism was President Richard Nixon's attempt to give individual states greater control over how they spent federal money

Unfunded mandates requiring states to meet federal guidelines without financial support are associated with coercive federalism

Unfunded mandates infringe upon state sovergnity

One advantage that a federal system has over a highly centralized government is that it allows states to experiment with ways to improve public policy

Questions of slavery was an important subject of congressional debate prior to Texas' annexation

Edward House, a prominent Texan and important ally of Woodrow Wilson, helped pass many progressive polices know as New Freedom

Because of single party dominate, texas' members of Congress easily built up seniority and were quite powerful during the Wilson era

The League of Nation was created during FDR's presidency as part of the New Deal

As revealed in his recent book and campaign speeches, Governor Rick Perry is an outspoken supporter of a strong centralized federal government

The state of Texas has had three constitutions in the course of its history

The Texas Constitution created a unicameral legislature

Controversy about admitting a new slave state held up the annexation of Texas into the United States for nine years

Sam Houston was the major author of the current Texas Constitution

The Constitution of 1866 did not exclude former secessionists from voting

The Texas Constitution of 1869 was written by members of the Republican party, including ten African Americans

Urban business interest had the greatest role in writing the Texas Constitution of 1876

The Texas Constitution of 1876 was designed to limit the power of government, especially of the governor's office

Texas has a bill of rights containing more liberties than those found in the U.S. Bill of Rights

The Texas Constitution created plural executives, consisting of multiple elected officers

The Texas Constitution creates two top appellate courts, one for civil cases and one for criminal cases

The Texas Constitution makes no requirements for the establishment and upkeep of a public school system

Under the Texas Constitution, it is unconstitutional to impeach elected officeholders

There have been no serious attempts in recent years to change the Texas Constitution

The current Texas Constitution has been amended more than four times