POLS 2306 Unit 10 Reading Quiz
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POLS 2306 Unit 10 Lecture and Reading Quiz
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100 out of 100 possible points.
A. True
B. False
Question 1
Undocumented immigrants do not pay any taxes whatsoever.
Your Score
10 / 10 points
A.
North America and Europe
B.
Latin America and Asia
C.
South America and Africa
D.
Africa and Latin America
Question 2
Current day immigration to the United States comes primarily from _____.
Your Score
10 / 10 points
A.
war with European colonists
B. smallpox
C. famine
D. drought
Question 3
Estimates indicate that as many as 96% of Native Americans were killed by _____.
Your Score
10 / 10 points
A.
Native Americans
B.
British Settlers
C.
Spanish Conquistadors
D.
None of the Above
Question 4
The Vikings attempting to settle in North America were defeated by which group?
Your Score
10 / 10 points
A.
crossed the border without documentation
B.
arrived legally and overstayed their visa
C.
are from Central America
D.
have entered multiple times
Question 5
Most people in the United States that are undocumented _____.
Your Score
10 / 10 points
A.
The church
B. Nation
C.
The government
D.
A political party
Question 6
_____ is one of the most powerful informal institutions invented by humanity.
Your Score
10 / 10 points
A.
the informal institution of the party system
B.
the informal institution of political parties
C.
the formal institution of the judicial branch of the government of Texas
D.
the formal institution of Texas's conservative political culture
Question 7
The elimination of the position of Texas State Treasurer was the result of an interaction
between the dynamics of a particular election and a long-term process involving a
change in _____.
Your Score
10 / 10 points
A.
traditional conservatism becoming the dominant ideology in the state
B.
a decrease in the traditional identity base of conservatism within the population
of Texas
C.
Texas's secession from the United States and unification with Mexico
D.
the creation of an independent Republic of Texas
Question 8
There are almost as many Hispanics in Texas as non-Hispanic Whites today. This
demographic trend is most likely to result in _____.
Your Score
10 / 10 points
A.
Texas's conservative political culture
B.
Texas's national identity
C.
the Texas party system
D.
the Texas Republican Party
Question 9
The future shape of Texas politics is likely to be defined by the interaction of the informal
institution of _____ with other major informal institutions.
Your Score
10 / 10 points
A.
Texas is not a sovereign state according to international law
B.
Texans have a few phrases that are unique, but they generally share a language
with people in other states and countries, and don’t really have their own
C.
there are no formal rules written down about who can be identified as Texan or
not, one of which is that people should be born on Texas soil to be known as
Texans
D.
Texas was involved on the losing side in a Civil War in the 1860s that had some
aspects of a national struggle of independence
Question 10
Texas lacks one of the most important and common markers of being its own nation
because _____.
Your Score
10 / 10 points
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