Exam 2: Texas: The Myth Vs the Reality

Which Texas Democratic Governor supported the Republican candidate for president, Dwight Eisenhower, in 1952 and 1956?

In 1950, Texas ranked 30^th among the states in median family income. Where did Texas rank in 2018? (1=richest, 51=poorest)

The University of Texas opened in:

What problems might an unchanging set of cultural values pose for a state like Texas that has undergone great social and economic change since WW II?

What forces led many Texas Democrats to support the Republican Dwight Eisenhower for president in 1952 and 1956?

What is at stake culturally, politically, and economically in seeing Texas as a western or southwestern state as opposed to a southern state?

The University of North Texas historian who wrote An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas was:

Who was the prominent mid-20^th century political scientist who predicted the rise of a competitive two-party politics in Texas?

The prominent University of Texas historian who wrote Reconstruction in Texas (1910), arguing that Texas had deep southern roots, was:

Many Texas Democrats supported this Republican presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956:

The statistic employed to measure the degree of income inequality between nations or states within a nation is:

Over the course of the 19^th century, what proportion of Texans were born in the South or born in Texas of southern stock?

How many times and for what offices did Rick Perry win statewide races in Texas?

John Kennedy defeated_______for president in the 1960 election.

How many times did Rick Perry win races for statewide office in TexasGovernor Greg Abbott's "Texas Plan" called for a[n]?

Where did Texas spending per pupil in public schools rank in 20108? (1=highest, 51=lowest)

Who is the general manager of the Coyote Lake Feedlot in Muleshoe, TexasWho was the Governor of Texas riding with President Kennedy on the day he was assassinated _______

Which state currently ranks as the wealthiest of the 50 states?

The most devastating economic collapse in Texas since the Great Depression occurred in:

The Nobel prize-winning economist who developed the convergence theory of state and regional income growth is_______