,TESTBANK for Texas Politics Ideal and Reality, 14th
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Chapter 1 - The Context of Texas Politics
1. The threat of competition from their imperial rivals spurred which of the following groups to establish
a series of missions in what is now Texas beginning in 1690?
a. German
b. British
c. Spanish
d. Portuguese
e. French
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a.
b.
c. Correct. The threat of competition spurred the Spanish to
establish a series of missions in what is now Texas beginning
in 1690.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.2.1 - Describe the reasons why Texas declared its independence
from Mexico.
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DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 2:57 AM
2. Which of the following countries or groups has not claimed sovereignty over Texas at some time in its
history?
a. Spain
b. France
c. Great Britain
d. Mexico
e. The Confederacy
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a.
b.
c. Correct. Great Britain did not claim sovereignty over Texas.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.2.1 - Describe the reasons why Texas declared its independence
from Mexico.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 2:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 2:58 AM
3. Which of the following individuals established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas during the
period of Mexican rule?
a. Moses Austin
b. Stephen F. Austin
c. Davy Crockett
d. George Mifflin Dallas
e. Sam Houston
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a.
b. Correct. Stephen F. Austin established the first Anglo-
American colony in Texas during the period of Mexican rule.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.2.1 - Describe the reasons why Texas declared its independence
from Mexico.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 2:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:00 AM
4. Following the Civil War, most African Americans in Texas voted for which of the following political
parties?
a. Republican
b. Democrat
c. Populist
d. Greenback
e. Whig
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Following the Civil War, most African Americans in
Texas voted for the Republican Party.
b.
c.
d.
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e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.2.1 - Describe the reasons why Texas declared its independence
from Mexico.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:01 AM
5. Which of the following political parties flourished in Texas near the end of the nineteenth century and
favored monetary reform and railroad regulation?
a. Populist
b. Greenback
c. “Know-Nothing”
d. Socialist
e. Republican
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The Populist Party flourished in Texas near the end of
the nineteenth century and favored monetary reform and
railroad regulation.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 5 - Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political
parties in Texas.
4.3.4 - Describe the role and impact of third parties in Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:01 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:02 AM
6. What 1901 event transformed the Texas economy from agricultural to a more oil-based economy?
a. Development of oil well at Spindletop
b. Standard Oil Company’s monopolization in the United States
c. The Texas Revolution
d. Admission of Texas as a state into the United States
e. The Spanish American War
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ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The development of an oil well at Spindletop
transformed the Texas economy from an agricultural economy
to a more oil-based economy.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attribute of the Texas economy.
8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:02 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:03 AM
7. Which of the following significant changes in the Texas economy began at the turn of the twentieth
century?
a. The opening of overseas agricultural export markets
b. The oil industry boom prompted by the discovery of the Spindletop field
c. The construction of numerous military facilities
d. The shift from a manufacturing to a service economy
e. The shift from railroads to steamships
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a.
b. Correct. The oil industry boom prompted by the discovery of
the Spindletop was a significant change in the Texas economy
that began at the turn of the twentieth century.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attribute of the Texas economy.
8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:04 AM
8. To prevent the spread of the Standard Oil Company’s monopoly into Texas in 1889, the state’s attorney
general began to file “antitrust” suits against companies affiliated with Standard Oil. The suspicion of a
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major corporation is an expression of which of the following?
a. The Populist tradition in state politics
b. The state’s laissez faire culture
c. The power of the Republican Party
d. The state’s cowboy culture
e. The power of the national government
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The suspicion of a major corporation is an expression of the Populist
state politics.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attribute of the Texas economy.
8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:04 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:06 AM
9. Which of the following best reflects the politics of the Jim Crow era?
a. The dominance of the Grange during the post‒Civil War era
b. The use of property qualifications for voting
c. The popularity of Populists
d. The development of the white primary
e. The passage of the Terrell Election Law
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The dominance of the Grange during the post-Civil
War era reflects the politics of the Jim Crow era.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 4.3.4 - Describe the impact of third parties in Texas.
5 - Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political
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parties in Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:06 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:07 AM
10. During the early 1920s, which of the following organizations controlled every elective office in Dallas
and showed considerable political power statewide?
a. Republican Party
b. Populist Party
c. Roman Catholic Church
d. Prohibition Party
e. Ku Klux Klan
ANSWER: e
FEEDBACK: a.
b.
c.
d.
e. Correct. The Ku Klux Klan controlled every elective office in
Dallas and showed considerable political power statewide
during the early 1920s.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 5.4.1 - Trace the historical restrictions placed on voting and
registration in Texas.
7 - Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:07 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:08 AM
11. The dramatic drop in the world price of oil in 1985 led to which of the following in Texas?
a. Property foreclosures
b. The banks’ reduced ability to collect interest payments on bonds
c. The increase of thousands of jobs
d. The increase of tax revenues
e. Private charities and local governments offering aid to people with lower incomes
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The dramatic drop in the world price of oil in 1985 led
to property foreclosures in Texas.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attribute of the Texas economy.
8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:08 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:09 AM
12. Which of the following would characterize a bad or poorly run democracy?
a. The media consistently fail to hold politicians on all sides accountable.
b. Issues concerning public policy are debated honestly in a public forum.
c. Mass apathy and private influence are minimized if not eliminated completely.
d. Government policy is developed through public policy, debate, and compromise.
e. Government decisions are made based on law; no one has an unearned advantage over
another.
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The media constantly failing to hold politicians on all
sides accountable is a sign of a bad or poorly run democracy.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES: Texas as a Democracy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 5 - Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political
parties in Texas.
5.5.1 - Identify the primary roles of the media in Texas politics.
STATE STANDARDS: United States - TX - Critical Thinking Skills (CT) - Creative thinking,
innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of
information.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:09 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:10 AM
13. What is the primary factor in determining the legitimacy of a democracy?
a. The existence of a written constitution
b. The government’s reluctance to protect property rights
c. The nonexistence of an absolute right to freedom of expression
d. The people’s participation in making the laws that govern them
e. The principle of “guilty until proven innocent” in criminal law
ANSWER: d
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FEEDBACK: a.
b.
c.
d. Correct. The people’s participation in making the laws that
govern them is the primary factor in determining the legitimacy
of a democracy.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES: Texas as a Democracy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.1.3 - Describe how the Texas Constitution establishes protections
for its citizens.
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DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:11 AM
14. An ineffective democracy is characterized by which of the following features?
a. Government decisions are dominated by special interests.
b. Government decisions are made based on law.
c. The media report public policy debates in a fair manner.
d. Citizens pay attention to public policy debates and then vote their preferences.
e. Politicians debate questions of public policy honestly.
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. An ineffective democracy is characterized by
government decisions dominated by special interests.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES: Texas as a Democracy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 5 - Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political
parties in Texas.
4.2.1 - Define interest group.
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15. The belief that people should obey laws because they feel their government is morally just in making
them is a definition of which of the following terms?
a. Legitimacy
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Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel
sheet if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make
update at every time. There are many
new editions waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file
You can contact us at every time, we can
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Our email:
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 1 - The Context of Texas Politics
1. The threat of competition from their imperial rivals spurred which of the following groups to establish
a series of missions in what is now Texas beginning in 1690?
a. German
b. British
c. Spanish
d. Portuguese
e. French
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a.
b.
c. Correct. The threat of competition spurred the Spanish to
establish a series of missions in what is now Texas beginning
in 1690.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.2.1 - Describe the reasons why Texas declared its independence
from Mexico.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 2:56 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 2:57 AM
2. Which of the following countries or groups has not claimed sovereignty over Texas at some time in its
history?
a. Spain
b. France
c. Great Britain
d. Mexico
e. The Confederacy
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a.
b.
c. Correct. Great Britain did not claim sovereignty over Texas.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.2.1 - Describe the reasons why Texas declared its independence
from Mexico.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 2:58 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 2:58 AM
3. Which of the following individuals established the first Anglo-American colony in Texas during the
period of Mexican rule?
a. Moses Austin
b. Stephen F. Austin
c. Davy Crockett
d. George Mifflin Dallas
e. Sam Houston
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a.
b. Correct. Stephen F. Austin established the first Anglo-
American colony in Texas during the period of Mexican rule.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.2.1 - Describe the reasons why Texas declared its independence
from Mexico.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 2:59 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:00 AM
4. Following the Civil War, most African Americans in Texas voted for which of the following political
parties?
a. Republican
b. Democrat
c. Populist
d. Greenback
e. Whig
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Following the Civil War, most African Americans in
Texas voted for the Republican Party.
b.
c.
d.
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e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.2.1 - Describe the reasons why Texas declared its independence
from Mexico.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:00 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:01 AM
5. Which of the following political parties flourished in Texas near the end of the nineteenth century and
favored monetary reform and railroad regulation?
a. Populist
b. Greenback
c. “Know-Nothing”
d. Socialist
e. Republican
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The Populist Party flourished in Texas near the end of
the nineteenth century and favored monetary reform and
railroad regulation.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 5 - Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political
parties in Texas.
4.3.4 - Describe the role and impact of third parties in Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:01 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:02 AM
6. What 1901 event transformed the Texas economy from agricultural to a more oil-based economy?
a. Development of oil well at Spindletop
b. Standard Oil Company’s monopolization in the United States
c. The Texas Revolution
d. Admission of Texas as a state into the United States
e. The Spanish American War
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ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The development of an oil well at Spindletop
transformed the Texas economy from an agricultural economy
to a more oil-based economy.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attribute of the Texas economy.
8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:02 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:03 AM
7. Which of the following significant changes in the Texas economy began at the turn of the twentieth
century?
a. The opening of overseas agricultural export markets
b. The oil industry boom prompted by the discovery of the Spindletop field
c. The construction of numerous military facilities
d. The shift from a manufacturing to a service economy
e. The shift from railroads to steamships
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a.
b. Correct. The oil industry boom prompted by the discovery of
the Spindletop was a significant change in the Texas economy
that began at the turn of the twentieth century.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attribute of the Texas economy.
8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:03 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:04 AM
8. To prevent the spread of the Standard Oil Company’s monopoly into Texas in 1889, the state’s attorney
general began to file “antitrust” suits against companies affiliated with Standard Oil. The suspicion of a
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major corporation is an expression of which of the following?
a. The Populist tradition in state politics
b. The state’s laissez faire culture
c. The power of the Republican Party
d. The state’s cowboy culture
e. The power of the national government
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The suspicion of a major corporation is an expression of the Populist
state politics.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attribute of the Texas economy.
8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:04 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:06 AM
9. Which of the following best reflects the politics of the Jim Crow era?
a. The dominance of the Grange during the post‒Civil War era
b. The use of property qualifications for voting
c. The popularity of Populists
d. The development of the white primary
e. The passage of the Terrell Election Law
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The dominance of the Grange during the post-Civil
War era reflects the politics of the Jim Crow era.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 4.3.4 - Describe the impact of third parties in Texas.
5 - Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political
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parties in Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:06 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:07 AM
10. During the early 1920s, which of the following organizations controlled every elective office in Dallas
and showed considerable political power statewide?
a. Republican Party
b. Populist Party
c. Roman Catholic Church
d. Prohibition Party
e. Ku Klux Klan
ANSWER: e
FEEDBACK: a.
b.
c.
d.
e. Correct. The Ku Klux Klan controlled every elective office in
Dallas and showed considerable political power statewide
during the early 1920s.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 5.4.1 - Trace the historical restrictions placed on voting and
registration in Texas.
7 - Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:07 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:08 AM
11. The dramatic drop in the world price of oil in 1985 led to which of the following in Texas?
a. Property foreclosures
b. The banks’ reduced ability to collect interest payments on bonds
c. The increase of thousands of jobs
d. The increase of tax revenues
e. Private charities and local governments offering aid to people with lower incomes
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The dramatic drop in the world price of oil in 1985 led
to property foreclosures in Texas.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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Bloom’s: Remember/Understand
REFERENCES: Texas History: A Chronology
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 6.3.1 - Identify the distinguishing attribute of the Texas economy.
8 - Analyze issues, policies, and political culture of Texas.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:08 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:09 AM
12. Which of the following would characterize a bad or poorly run democracy?
a. The media consistently fail to hold politicians on all sides accountable.
b. Issues concerning public policy are debated honestly in a public forum.
c. Mass apathy and private influence are minimized if not eliminated completely.
d. Government policy is developed through public policy, debate, and compromise.
e. Government decisions are made based on law; no one has an unearned advantage over
another.
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. The media constantly failing to hold politicians on all
sides accountable is a sign of a bad or poorly run democracy.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES: Texas as a Democracy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 5 - Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political
parties in Texas.
5.5.1 - Identify the primary roles of the media in Texas politics.
STATE STANDARDS: United States - TX - Critical Thinking Skills (CT) - Creative thinking,
innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of
information.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:09 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:10 AM
13. What is the primary factor in determining the legitimacy of a democracy?
a. The existence of a written constitution
b. The government’s reluctance to protect property rights
c. The nonexistence of an absolute right to freedom of expression
d. The people’s participation in making the laws that govern them
e. The principle of “guilty until proven innocent” in criminal law
ANSWER: d
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FEEDBACK: a.
b.
c.
d. Correct. The people’s participation in making the laws that
govern them is the primary factor in determining the legitimacy
of a democracy.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES: Texas as a Democracy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1 - Explain the origin and development of the Texas constitution.
1.1.3 - Describe how the Texas Constitution establishes protections
for its citizens.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:10 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:11 AM
14. An ineffective democracy is characterized by which of the following features?
a. Government decisions are dominated by special interests.
b. Government decisions are made based on law.
c. The media report public policy debates in a fair manner.
d. Citizens pay attention to public policy debates and then vote their preferences.
e. Politicians debate questions of public policy honestly.
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. An ineffective democracy is characterized by
government decisions dominated by special interests.
b.
c.
d.
e.
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
Bloom’s: Apply
REFERENCES: Texas as a Democracy
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 5 - Evaluate the role of public opinion, interest groups, and political
parties in Texas.
4.2.1 - Define interest group.
DATE CREATED: 7/12/2021 3:12 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 7/12/2021 3:12 AM
15. The belief that people should obey laws because they feel their government is morally just in making
them is a definition of which of the following terms?
a. Legitimacy
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