Question 1

Former Confederate President Jefferson Davis was the first President of Texas A&M University.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Where do the revenues that go into the Permanent University Fund (PUF) come from?

Accepted Answer

A)  sales taxes 
B)  income taxes 
C)  land use fees 
D)  wind and solar energy fees 
A)  sales taxes 
B)  income taxes 
C)  land use fees 
D)  wind and solar energy fees C

Question 3

Texas college attendance rates have usually lagged the national average.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

How have considerations of race impacted the design and development of higher education in Texas?

Accepted Answer

Considerations of race have had a signif

Question 5

In 20168, 14.23.1 percent of Texas college students were black. What percent of UT students were black?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 percent 
B)  4 percent 
C)  8 percent 
D)  10 percent 
A)  2 percent 
B)  4 percent 
C)  8 percent 
D)  10 percent

Question 6

Which Texas governor vetoed the UT budget in 1917?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sul Ross 
B)  James Hogg 
C)  Homer Rainey 
D)  James Ferguson 
A)  Sul Ross 
B)  James Hogg 
C)  Homer Rainey 
D)  James Ferguson

Question 7

Who was the black Texan admitted to the UT Law School in 1950?

Accepted Answer

A)  Orville Bullington 
B)  Heman Sweatt 
C)  Lloyd Gaines 
D)  Thurgood Marshall 
A)  Orville Bullington 
B)  Heman Sweatt 
C)  Lloyd Gaines 
D)  Thurgood Marshall

Question 8

What role did UT Law Professor William Stewart Simkins play in Texas higher education?

Accepted Answer

UT Law Professor William Stewart Simkins

Question 9

Former Governor Rick Perry was a Texas Tech alum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which state currently dominates the U.S. News and World Report list of top 10 public universities?

Accepted Answer

A)  California 
B)  Illinois 
C)  New York 
D)  Texas 
A)  California 
B)  Illinois 
C)  New York 
D)  Texas

Question 11

What proportion of students in Texas higher education attend community colleges?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-quarter 
B)  less than half 
C)  more than half 
D)  three-quarters 
A)  one-quarter 
B)  less than half 
C)  more than half 
D)  three-quarters

Question 12

What brought UT President Bill Powers into conflict with UT system Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, some of the UT Regents, and Governor Perry?

Accepted Answer

The conflict involving UT President Bill

Question 13

Evaluate the decision by the Texas legislature to shift authority to set tuition rates to the university governing boards. In what ways has that decision succeeded or failed and should it be reconsidered?

Accepted Answer

The decision by the Texas legislature to

Question 14

Governor _______ declared, "I am the Governor of Texas, I don't have to give reasons."

Accepted Answer

As of my knowledge cutoff date in March

Question 15

What role did Heman Marion Sweatt have in the fight to open all Texas higher education institutions to blacks?

Accepted Answer

Heman Marion Sweatt played a pivotal rol

Question 16

In 1992, Cheryl Hopwood, a white applicant to the UT Law School, sued claiming race conscious admissions criteria were unconstitutional. Did she:

Accepted Answer

A)  win 
B)  lose 
C)  withdraw her challenge 
D)  go on to law school at LSU 
A)  win 
B)  lose 
C)  withdraw her challenge 
D)  go on to law school at LSU

Question 17

Heman Sweatt was the first black person admitted to the UT Law School.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In what year did President Mirabeau B. Lamar and the Texas Congress set aside 221,000 acres for two public universities?

Accepted Answer

A)  1815 
B)  1839 
C)  1861 
D)  1881 
A)  1815 
B)  1839 
C)  1861 
D)  1881

Question 19

Using what you know about Texas political culture and history, explain why you think Texas will or will not capture one or more of the top 10 spots on the U.S. News and World Report ranking of top public universities.

Accepted Answer

Texas has a strong political culture and

Question 20

What percent of adult Texans have a B. A. degree or better?

Accepted Answer

A)  15 percent 
B)  18 percent 
C)  25 percent 
D)  2830 percent 
A)  15 percent 
B)  18 percent 
C)  25 percent 
D)  2830 percent

Former Confederate President Jefferson Davis was the first President of Texas A&M University.

Where do the revenues that go into the Permanent University Fund (PUF) come from?

Texas college attendance rates have usually lagged the national average.

How have considerations of race impacted the design and development of higher education in Texas?

In 20168, 14.23.1 percent of Texas college students were black. What percent of UT students were black?

Which Texas governor vetoed the UT budget in 1917?

Who was the black Texan admitted to the UT Law School in 1950?

What role did UT Law Professor William Stewart Simkins play in Texas higher education?

Former Governor Rick Perry was a Texas Tech alum.

Which state currently dominates the U.S. News and World Report list of top 10 public universities?

What proportion of students in Texas higher education attend community colleges?

What brought UT President Bill Powers into conflict with UT system Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, some of the UT Regents, and Governor Perry?

Evaluate the decision by the Texas legislature to shift authority to set tuition rates to the university governing boards. In what ways has that decision succeeded or failed and should it be reconsidered?

Governor _______ declared, "I am the Governor of Texas, I don't have to give reasons."

What role did Heman Marion Sweatt have in the fight to open all Texas higher education institutions to blacks?

In 1992, Cheryl Hopwood, a white applicant to the UT Law School, sued claiming race conscious admissions criteria were unconstitutional. Did she:

Heman Sweatt was the first black person admitted to the UT Law School.

In what year did President Mirabeau B. Lamar and the Texas Congress set aside 221,000 acres for two public universities?

Using what you know about Texas political culture and history, explain why you think Texas will or will not capture one or more of the top 10 spots on the U.S. News and World Report ranking of top public universities.

What percent of adult Texans have a B. A. degree or better?

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Exam 6: Higher Education in Texas

Former Confederate President Jefferson Davis was the first President of Texas A&M University.

Where do the revenues that go into the Permanent University Fund (PUF) come from?

Texas college attendance rates have usually lagged the national average.

How have considerations of race impacted the design and development of higher education in Texas?

In 20168, 14.23.1 percent of Texas college students were black. What percent of UT students were black?

Which Texas governor vetoed the UT budget in 1917?

Who was the black Texan admitted to the UT Law School in 1950?

What role did UT Law Professor William Stewart Simkins play in Texas higher education?

Former Governor Rick Perry was a Texas Tech alum.

Which state currently dominates the U.S. News and World Report list of top 10 public universities?

What proportion of students in Texas higher education attend community colleges?

What brought UT President Bill Powers into conflict with UT system Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, some of the UT Regents, and Governor Perry?

Evaluate the decision by the Texas legislature to shift authority to set tuition rates to the university governing boards. In what ways has that decision succeeded or failed and should it be reconsidered?

Governor _______ declared, "I am the Governor of Texas, I don't have to give reasons."

What role did Heman Marion Sweatt have in the fight to open all Texas higher education institutions to blacks?

In 1992, Cheryl Hopwood, a white applicant to the UT Law School, sued claiming race conscious admissions criteria were unconstitutional. Did she:

Heman Sweatt was the first black person admitted to the UT Law School.

In what year did President Mirabeau B. Lamar and the Texas Congress set aside 221,000 acres for two public universities?

Using what you know about Texas political culture and history, explain why you think Texas will or will not capture one or more of the top 10 spots on the U.S. News and World Report ranking of top public universities.

What percent of adult Texans have a B. A. degree or better?

The Texas Way

Texas: The Myth Vs the Reality

Demographic Change and Its Implications

Jobs, Income, and Wealth in Texas

Public Education in Texas

Health and Human Services in Texas

Crime and Punishment in Texas

Good Roads, Highways, and Transportation in Texas

Energy and the Environment in Texas

The Way Forward

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