Chapter Study Questions 1 & 2
1. What percentage of Texans live in urban areas (cities & suburbs)? 2
90% of the population now lives in crowed cities and suburbs.
2. Name the three cities in Texas that are three of the largest in US? 2
Houston, San Antonio and Dallas
3. What are the three diverse economic businesses in Texas? 4
Oil and gas producer now work alongside high-tech companies, telecommunications giants, and other important business sectors.
4. In what areas does Texas consistently rank at the bottom in state spending compared to other states? 4
Texas consistently ranks near the bottom of the states in spending on education, welfare, and healthcare for poor.
5. Is Texas a high-tax, high-business regulatory state or is it low-tax, low-regulatory? 4
Texas is low-tax and low-regulatory climate.
6. Are Texas well informed about government and elected officials? Do they trust government? 4
Texans are woefully ignorant of their state and local government and the public officials who make important decisions affecting their daily lives.
7. Does Texas have a regressive or progressive tax system and what do these mean? 5
Texas has a regressive tax system, which means a tax that imposes a disproportionately heavier burden on low-income people than on the more affluent.
8. What is meant by economic diversification and has Texas done this? 6
Economic diversification is the development of new and varied business activities. New business were encouraged to relocated to or expand in Texas after the oil and gas industry, which had been the base of the state’s economy, suffered a major recession in the 1980’s.
9. What is meant by ‘cowboy rugged individualism’ and how has this impacted Texans’ views of government as a solution to problems? 7
The cowboy rugged individualism, with strong connotations of self-help and independence, symbolizes a political culture in Texas that does not like to look to government as a solution to many of its problems. It is the kind of individualism
90% of the population now lives in crowed cities and suburbs.
2. Name the three cities in Texas that are three of the largest in US? 2
Houston, San Antonio and Dallas
3. What are the three diverse economic businesses in Texas? 4
Oil and gas producer now work alongside high-tech companies, telecommunications giants, and other important business sectors.
4. In what areas does Texas consistently rank at the bottom in state spending compared to other states? 4
Texas consistently ranks near the bottom of the states in spending on education, welfare, and healthcare for poor.
5. Is Texas a high-tax, high-business regulatory state or is it low-tax, low-regulatory? 4
Texas is low-tax and low-regulatory climate.
6. Are Texas well informed about government and elected officials? Do they trust government? 4
Texans are woefully ignorant of their state and local government and the public officials who make important decisions affecting their daily lives.
7. Does Texas have a regressive or progressive tax system and what do these mean? 5
Texas has a regressive tax system, which means a tax that imposes a disproportionately heavier burden on low-income people than on the more affluent.
8. What is meant by economic diversification and has Texas done this? 6
Economic diversification is the development of new and varied business activities. New business were encouraged to relocated to or expand in Texas after the oil and gas industry, which had been the base of the state’s economy, suffered a major recession in the 1980’s.
9. What is meant by ‘cowboy rugged individualism’ and how has this impacted Texans’ views of government as a solution to problems? 7
The cowboy rugged individualism, with strong connotations of self-help and independence, symbolizes a political culture in Texas that does not like to look to government as a solution to many of its problems. It is the kind of individualism