Test 3 Questions From Texas Politics

Chapter 1: 1. Janda, et al, reports that the Texas Secession Convention adopted a document which asserted that it was the “right of __________ to preserve the ___________ of the African race”. 2. The _________ highway became an avenue of increased commerce between America and Mexico which Mexico became an important factor in the Texas economy and Texas politics, vice versa. 3. Janda, et al, reports that the political culture that understand the nation as commonwealths designed to further the shared interest of everyone is, and is common in the northern tier of the US? 4. Janda, et al, reports that citizens in traditional political culture tend to believe in ___________ but do not encourage citizen participation with elite rule in a hierarchy. This culture tends to be in the dominant southern states. 5. Janda, et al, reports that citizens in individual political culture understand the state and nation as marketplaces in which people strive to better their personal welfare. This culture tends to be dominant across the _________________. 6. The two types of political culture that forms Texas’ culture? 7. What consists of a business climate? Chapter 2: 1. Janda, et al, offers ___________________________ as an example to support their argument that federalism relationships aren’t always smooth. 2. Janda, et al, reports that the metaphor for dual federalism is a ___________, and cooperative federalism uses ____________ as a metaphor. 3. Janda, et al, reports that Texas uses the __________________ clause which illustrates the diversity of the activities over which the state retains principal control. 4. How many amendments were passed in Texas by 2020, and this supports the argument that the Texas legislature is ______? Chapter 3: 1. Janda, et al, offers ________ as an example of state executives relying on lobbying groups to furnish them with facts and information. 2. Janda, et al, offers ________________ as an example that illustrates the impact of spending of interest groups through campaign contributions. 3. What type of government mainly functions to advance the interests of the rich? 4. Janda, et al, offers ___________________ as an example of a business group that has been spectacularly successful in lobbying for interest. 5. What is the organization of Hispanics that are fighting against a dominant Republican Texas to advocate for Latino discrimination? Chapter 5: 1. Janda, et al, reports that Texas and other southern states came up with gimmicks such as poll taxes, white-only primaries, and literacy tests to prevent African American __________. 2. Janda, et al, offers __________ as one of the ways Texas used a legal device to deliberately limit registration and voting of minorities. 3. Texas has history of using __________________ to accuse Ann Richards of doing illegal drugs, also of Rick Perry accusing his democratic opponent of being involved in the murder of a DEA agent. 4. According to Janda et al, Travis County in Austin was the only county to achieve what experts called the ______________________________. 5. Texas was the fifth “most expensive” state in terms of ______________________, so a higher proportion of Democrats would stay home and not vote. Chapter 6: 1. According to Janda, et al, Texas was forced to draw districts according to the ________________ principle. 2. Janda, et al, offers _____________ as an example that the Lt. Governor has determination to impose his will on the Senate. 3. Janda, et al, reports that all presiding officers exercise ___________ powers of the chair, and ___________ powers with the maintenance of the legislature. 4. The legislative dynamics of the Texas legislature means the Lt. Governor has greater power over the __________, and the Speaker has power of the _______. 5. According to Janda, et al, _______________ would allow legislators time to familiarize themselves with complex legislation. Chapter 7: 1. According to Janda, et al, James E. Ferguson’s impeachment procedure in Texas is similar to that at the ________________. 2. Janda, et al, offers Governors _______ and ________ as cooperative leaders. 3. Janda, et al, reports that the item veto illustrates the governor’s power over legislation is largely __________ to control spending. 4. During Hurricane Harvey, Governor Greg Abbott used his _______________________ power in response to the devastation. Chapter 9: 1. According to Janda, et al, the _________________ said that Texas does not have a court system in the real sense of the word to emphasize the state has one of the most fragmented systems. 2. How many crimes were committed in Texas in 2019? 3. Janda, et al, reports that judges are supposed to be fair and ___________ when trying cases, but a __________ system might not create a better judiciary and would be less democratic. 4. According to Janda, et al, the reality of _____________ is a challenge to the democratic ideal of the Texas judicial system.