Texas Government - Review for Final

How people participate in politics and how individuals and institutions interact is

• government intervention

• politics

• political culture

• public participation

A narrow view of the world is also know as

• constitutionalism

• Provincialism

• public opinion

• politically correct

Moralistic political culture can be described as

• A belief that government is designed to promote the good of government

• A belief that government is designed to promote businesses

• A belief that government is designed to promote the elective officials who are have strong moral beliefs

• A belief that government is designed to promote the public good

Business Interest have traditionally dominated

• political culture of Texas

• political action committees

• elections

• legislation in the three branches of government

a two-thirds vote in both houses of the state legislature and a majority vote from the voters of Texas

• is required for all legislation

• is required for a Texas constitutional amendment

• is required for impeaching the governor

• in required to confirm a supreme court justice

1876

• The year the Texas flag was created

• The year Texas' was admitted into the union

• The year Texas separated from Mexico

• The year Texas' current constitution was ratified

Any powers not delegated to the national government by the Constitution belong to either the people or the state - is in the _____

• Tenth Amendment

• First Amendment

• Fifteenth Amendment

• Second Amendment

after President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, the following increased the most:

• federal government's power with regard to the economy

• federal government's power with regard to taxes

• federal government's power with regard to elections

• The power of the states with regard to legislation

Sovereignty is obtained for _________ by the consent of the people

• the president and congress

• federal and state governments

• Federal government

• state government

What branch of government meets every two year for 140 days

• Texas state supreme court

• None of the branches - all branches are always in session

• Texas executive branch

• Texas state legislature