Texas Government Quiz Answers
Question 1
10 out of 10 points
A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the ______ political culture. Selected Answer: b. moralistic Answers: a. provincialisticb. moralistic
c.
constitutionalisticd. individualistic e. traditionalistic Question 2
10 out of 10 points
Traditionalistic political cultures, according to Daniel Elazar, are typically found in the Selected Answer: d.
South.
Answers: a.
Northeast.
b.
Midwest.
c. border states.
d.
South.
e.
West.
Question 3
10 out of 10 points
Political culture is a term used to describe Selected Answer: a. the broadly shared values and beliefs about government.
Answers: a. the broadly shared values and beliefs about government.
b.
how liberal or conservative a state is.
c.
the degree of public support for the arts.
d.
the level of education and learning in a particular state.
e.
the amount of partisan bickering in a state.
Question 4
10 out of 10 points
Which of the following would best characterize a traditionalistic individualistic political culture? Selected Answer: d. low taxes and deference to business leaders
Answers: a. encouragement of active participation in government
b.
government policies designed to benefit the political elite
c.
government policies that promote traditional social morals
d.
low taxes and deference to business leaders
e.
high taxes and government run by elites
Question 5
10 out of 10 points
Which of the following has traditionally dominated the political culture of Texas? Selected Answer: c. business interests
Answers: a. lawyers b. labor unions
c.
business interests
d.
environmentalist groups
e.
the Catholic Church
Question 6
10 out of 10 points
______ is the system, common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, by which farmers would be lent land and equipment in exchange for part of the profits. Selected Answer: e.
Sharecropping
Answers: a.
10 out of 10 points
A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the ______ political culture. Selected Answer: b. moralistic Answers: a. provincialisticb. moralistic
c.
constitutionalisticd. individualistic e. traditionalistic Question 2
10 out of 10 points
Traditionalistic political cultures, according to Daniel Elazar, are typically found in the Selected Answer: d.
South.
Answers: a.
Northeast.
b.
Midwest.
c. border states.
d.
South.
e.
West.
Question 3
10 out of 10 points
Political culture is a term used to describe Selected Answer: a. the broadly shared values and beliefs about government.
Answers: a. the broadly shared values and beliefs about government.
b.
how liberal or conservative a state is.
c.
the degree of public support for the arts.
d.
the level of education and learning in a particular state.
e.
the amount of partisan bickering in a state.
Question 4
10 out of 10 points
Which of the following would best characterize a traditionalistic individualistic political culture? Selected Answer: d. low taxes and deference to business leaders
Answers: a. encouragement of active participation in government
b.
government policies designed to benefit the political elite
c.
government policies that promote traditional social morals
d.
low taxes and deference to business leaders
e.
high taxes and government run by elites
Question 5
10 out of 10 points
Which of the following has traditionally dominated the political culture of Texas? Selected Answer: c. business interests
Answers: a. lawyers b. labor unions
c.
business interests
d.
environmentalist groups
e.
the Catholic Church
Question 6
10 out of 10 points
______ is the system, common in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, by which farmers would be lent land and equipment in exchange for part of the profits. Selected Answer: e.
Sharecropping
Answers: a.