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The view that politics is one of the "great activities of man in his search for the good society," is associated with the:

traditionalistic subculture.individualistic subculture.collective subculture. moralistic subculture.

The Texas state law barring African Americans from voting in party primaries was declared unconstitutional in the:

1950s.1960s.1940s.1970s.

Opposition in Texas to the desegregation of a public housing project in Vidor received national publicity in:

the 1980s.the 1990s.the 1960s.the 1970s.

Over the past fifty years, the population has:

increased slower than the national average.increased faster than the national average.decreased.increased at about the national average.

By 2000 85% of the population of Texas resided in areas classified as:

rural.pastoral.suburban.urban.

During the last two decades, oil and natural gas production in Texas has:

increased dramatically.stayed about the same.increased.decreased.

All of the following were detrimental to the economy of Texas except:

Post-Cold War reductions in U.S. defense spending.recession in Mexico in 1995.expansion of the service industry.devaluation of the peso.

Which of the following is a challenge facing Texas politicians?

regressive tax systeminflux of immigrantsenvironmental problems, particularly water useall of the above.

Which minority group is the largest in Texas?

Asian AmericansNative AmericansHispanicsAfrican Americans

The word "Texas" came from "Tejas," a Native American word which means:

friends.rebels.relatives.separatists.

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