Governing Texas 2nd Edition By Anthony Champagne – Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Political Culture, People, and Economy of Texas
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- ________ is important because it effects how people participate in politics and how individuals and institutions interact.
| a. | Individualistic political culture | d. | Political culture |
| b. | Traditionalistic political culture | e. | Politics |
| c. | Moralistic political culture | ||
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Texas Political Culture
OBJ: Describe the defining characteristics of political culture in Texas
STA: 8 MSC: Applying
- A belief that government is designed to promote the public good describes the ________ political culture.
| a. | traditionalistic | d. | provincialistic |
| b. | moralistic | e. | constitutionalistic |
| c. | individualistic | ||
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Texas Political Culture
OBJ: Describe the defining characteristics of political culture in Texas
STA: 8 MSC: Understanding
- Traditionalistic political cultures, according to Daniel Elazar, are typically found in the
| a. | Northeast. | d. | Midwest. |
| b. | West. | e. | border states. |
| c. | South. | ||
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Texas Political Culture
OBJ: Describe the defining characteristics of political culture in Texas
STA: 8 MSC: Applying
- Political culture is a term used to describe
| a. | the level of education and learning in a particular state. |
| b. | the degree of public support for the arts. |
| c. | the broadly shared values and beliefs about government. |
| d. | the amount of partisan bickering in a state. |
| e. | how liberal or conservative a state is. |
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Texas Political Culture
OBJ: Describe the defining characteristics of political culture in Texas
STA: 8 MSC: Understanding
- Which of the following would best characterize traditional, individualistic political culture?
| a. | low taxes and deference to business leaders |
| b. | government policies that promote traditional social morals |
| c. | government policies designed to benefit the political elite |
| d. | encouragement of active participation in government |
| e. | high taxes and government run by elites |
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Texas Political Culture
OBJ: Describe the defining characteristics of political culture in Texas
STA: 8 MSC: Applying
