Exam 1: The Environment of Texas Politics

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)was created in order to lower tariffs between three trading partners (the United States,Canada,and Mexico).Provide an explanation of the advantages/benefits of the agreement,followed by an understanding of the disadvantages/criticism of the agreement.

What is the largest and most diverse city in the Gulf Coast region of Texas?

Where does Texas currently rank in population among the 50 states?

What political subculture demonstrated the Temperance movement's efforts to use government to end the sale and consumption of alcohol in Texas?

Since 2011,what has been the cause of record financial losses for land-based industries in Texas?

What region of Texas has many cities where Spanish is the primary language,Catholicism is the dominant religion,and international trade is an increasingly important part of the economy?

Which of the following have become effective campaign tools because they allow users to engage in social networking and create online communities?

The development of which industry transformed Texas from a predominantly agricultural culture into an industrial society?

Which of the following land-based industries formed the basis of the early economic development of Texas?

Which of the following is a multibillion-dollar industry that produces products,such as medicines and vaccines,to benefit medical science?

Which of the following is true about the Texas DREAM Act?

Why is the history of Texas suburbs marked by racial segregation?

In what way do undocumented immigrants in Texas have an impact on the state economy?

Imagine that you have been given autocratic power over Texas;however,it comes with one condition: you must reduce the percentage of persons living in poverty to 5 percent or less.What would you do? In your discussion,explore the causes and incidence of poverty and speculate on whether a high degree of poverty is inevitable.

To what extent are the regions of Texas influenced by their early settlers? Describe how they have changed in the twentieth century in regard to economy,society,demographics,culture,and politics.

Imagine that a separate state was created for each of Texas's six principal regions.Choose two regions to compare and explain the potential differences between them in political culture,policy decisions,and economic conditions.Explain the potential impact of dividing Texas into separate states on national politics and the U.S.government.

Trace the historical development and current status of the cotton,cattle,timber,and oil industries in Texas.How has their role in the state economy changed over time,and how important do you think each will be for Texas's economic future;and specify what other industries you think are important for the state to develop and sustain in the coming decades and what role the state government should play in developing and sustaining them?

What is the term used to describe the process of extracting oil and natural gas by forcing open fissures in subterranean rocks by introducing liquid at high pressure?

Describe the main challenges facing education in Texas and what you think should be done to meet those challenges.

Assess the political culture of Texas.Do you accept what Professor Elazar identified as the dominant political culture in Texas? Why or why not?