1. Review Questions Physical Setting
Regions, rivers, cities, and features listed on practice map
Rainfall patterns- east/west
Major aquifers and problems associated with each
Water supply problems and associated issues
Impact of size of state on politics of Texas

2. Historical Settlement
1. Spanish-missions/forts, attempt to convert and make Native Americans agricultural
2. Mexico-land grants to Anglos who would agree to becoming Mexican citizens, Roman Catholic, and learning to speak Spanish
3. Settlement of Anglos- primarily from upper South Tenn, Ky, MO
a) Early arrivals 1814
b) Land Grants
c) Brazos and Colorado Valleys- cotton agriculture

3. Political Culture Main Types
Individualism- largely rural and west Texas
Frontier era
Texas Rangers
Cowboy culture
Traditionalistic political culture- old Southern concepts transferred to east Texas
Moralistic political culture- transfer from New England, German, Polish, and Czech immigrants (Hill Country and Austin area)

4. Factors in Texas Political Culture
Size of state & geographical isolation until 20th Century
History: Independent Republic
Mix of Old South & Western Cultures
Reconstruction
Extreme conservatism: social, economic, religious, political
State patriotism

5. Texas Economy Periods of economic development
’s- cotton/subsistence/ trade
cotton/cattle/grain/trade
’s- cotton/petroleum/refining
’s- petroleum/natural gas/sulfur/chemical, agriculture
1980’s-present- high tech/biomedical/trade/government/service

6. Review Questions Population
Population totals and growth rate
Racial/ethnic distribution (current & projected)
Urban/Suburban/Rural- patterns of growth
Impact of water supply/transportation on future growth

7. Educational
Relatively low levels of investment in public education (40th per capita spending)
Bottom quartile in graduation/performance ratings of public school graduates
Significant investment in higher education

8. Texas Constitution History of Texas Constitutions
Philosophies of constitutions- rationalistic vs realistic
Efforts to revise Texas Constitution
Reasons for failure
Future of revision efforts
Piecemeal amendments
Growing crisis of governmental efficiency