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Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All of the following are principles generally supported by the Tea Party movement EXCEPT | increased immigration. |
| The degree to which members of the Texas Republican Party have become more conservative, and members of the Texas Democratic Party have become more liberal, is referred to as | partisan polarization. |
| One of the Republican Party’s greatest weaknesses in Texas is its lack of support among | Latinos |
| In Texas, why were primary elections more important than general elections during most of the twentieth century? | In a one-party state, the winner of the primary will most likely win the general election. |
| Third parties are most likely to have electoral success under which system of elections? | proportional representation system |
| Most Texas Democrats today would be classified as | liberals |
| The fastest-growing demographic group in Texas is _____________, the majority of whom vote _____________. | Hispanic democratics |
| The Shivercrat movement revolved around Governor Shivers’s support of presidential candidate | Dwight Eisenhewr |
| The most important role for political parties in Texas elections is to | offer the candidate a label by which he or she can identify with the voters. |
| The mass exodus of more affluent whites from urban areas to suburban areas is sometimes referred to as | White Flight |
| which of the following is not usually considered a function of political parties? | lobbying |
| Duverger’s Law states that | single-member district systems result in two-party systems. |
| Today, the Texas Democratic Party’s base is made up of all of the following EXCEPT | whites in East Texas. |
| Which demographic group has the largest percentage share of voters in Texas? | Whites |
| _____________ elections are elections in which the party affiliations of candidates are not listed on the ballot. | Nonpartisan |
| The most local voting district is called the | Precints |
| Conservative Democrats in Texas are also known as | Blue Dog |
| The Occupy movement is a political movement interested in limiting the influence of what in American politics? | Wall Street and big business |
| State and local party organizations do all of the following EXCEPT | litigate against unfavorable policies. |
| The Latino movement known as La Raza Unida occurred during the | 60s |
| Providing a label that helps voters identify those seeking office is an important function of | political parties. |
| The Libertarian Party can be considered | fiscal conservatives and social liberals. |
| Which movement has had the largest impact on state legislative races in recent years? | |
| ()(()Parties at the state level have less power than at the national level because | |
| One of the reasons why party politics in ()()Texas differs from that of other southern states is because | |
| ()()Which of the following is not true? | |
| ()()During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Texas was | |
| ()()Which party dominated Texas politics throughout most of the twentieth century? | |
| The main role of the precinct convention is to | select delegates for the county convention. |
| Most of Texas’s African American population is concentrated in all of the following areas EXCEPT | suburban Dallas and Houston. |
| In Texas, the highest level of temporary party organization is the | State Convention |
| The Dixiecrats abandoned the national Democratic Party in the 1948 presidential election over the issue of | Civil Rights |
| The process by which our parents, teachers, and others influence our identification with a political party is referred to as | Political Socialization |
| During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Texas was | One Party Democrat |
| In Texas, which group is most likely to support the Republican Party? | The Wealthy |
| The pattern, beginning in the 1950s, of Texans voting for a Republican president but sticking with conservative Democrats for state offices is called | Presidental Repulicanism |
| Which party dominated Texas politics throughout most of the twentieth century? | Democratic |
| Texans are increasingly identifying themselves as | Independant |
| The main role of the precinct convention is to | select delegates for the county convention. |
| The _____________ is a meeting held by a political party following its precinct conventions for the purpose of electing delegates to its state convention | County Convention |
| In Texas, the most oppressive restriction on the franchise was | The white primary |
| ()((Officially, Texas has a | not open primary |
| Which of the following is not a type of election found in Texas? | distinguished |
| Approximately what percentage of the state’s voting-age population is registered to vote? | 70 percent |
| In Texas, primary elections are usually held in | March |
| In which of the following elections is voter turnout the highest? | Presidential elections |
| The poll tax was made illegal in federal elections with the passage of the | 24th amemndment |
| Early voting in Texas has been shown to produce | a modest increase in voter turnout |
| Which of the following is the purpose of special elections? | to fill vacancies in elected offices |
| The Motor Voter Act of 1993 | allows citizens to register to vote while applying for a driver’s license. |
| Preclearance is required by | the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
| Which statement concerning women’s suffrage is correct? | Women were permitted to vote in all elections in Texas with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. |
| A ______ was a tax charged to voters as a prerequisite for registration. | Poll Tax |
| The process of ______ involves recalculating how many congressional districts each state will receive based on the state’s population. | reaportionment |
| General elections are held | In even number years |
| Early voting increases the polling period from twelve hours to | two weeks |
| ______ is the traditional start of the general election campaign in Texas. | Labor Day |
| Name recognition often gives ______ a distinct advantage in Texas elections. | incubents |
| The procedure by which certain states, such as Texas, are required to obtain approval every time they make changes to districts is called | preclerance |
| Kinky Friedman and Carole Keeton Strayhorn ran for governor as ______ in 2006. | Independants |
| ()(One effect of the high cost of campaigns in Texas is that | Not sometimes there is no one willing to run for major statewide office./ parties become more important |
| Major statewide officials are elected in nonpresidential election years because | such a system prevents popular presidential candidates from influencing state elections. |
| The ______ election decides who is elected to an office. | general |
| The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even-numbered years is the day for which election? | general election |
| Which of the following was NOT regularly used in Texas as a method of disenfranchising many minorities before the 1960s? | the requirement of a federal citizenship test |
| ()((Which of the following is NOT a requirement to vote in Texas? | not property owneship |
| The most important federal law involved in the expansion of the franchise in Texas was | Voting Rights Act 1965 |
| The two most important factors that determine whether someone votes are | income level and education |
| Highly partisan legislation passed in 2011 now requires Texans to | Provide photo ID |
| When are elections for state offices held? | during even-numbered, nonpresidential election years |
| ()( In Texas, the ______ Party usually experiences higher voter turnout than the ______ Party does. | not Democratic; Republican |
| The most recent renewals to the Voting Rights Act require | bilingual ballots in areas where over 5 percent of citizens speak a language other than English. |
| Independent candidates are rarely on the Texas ballot because | the signature/petition requirements are often too stringent. |
| Campaigns attempt to reach voters through all of the following EXCEPT | involvement in high-profile litigation. |
| Texas was the first state in the South to | ratify the women’s suffrage amendment. |
| All of the following are modern-day tactics for preventing certain groups from voting EXCEPT | Cancelling an election last minute |
| Women were given the right to vote in the United States with the passage of the | 19th amendment |
| Women were given the right to vote in the United States with the passage of the | every 10 years |
| )() In Texas elections, the ______ play(s) the largest role in running campaigns. | not the media |
| ______ was the first Republican to hold the office of Texas governor since the end of Reconstruction. | William R Clements |
| What is the purpose of a primary election? | to choose candidate for general election |
| According to political scientist Daniel Elazar, Texas’s political culture is traditionalist and | Individualistic |
| What did “Bo” Pilgrim do in 1989? | He distributed $10,000 checks to state senators while lobbying them on a bill. |
| One important way for interest groups to gain access to those in Texas government is to employ ______ as lobbyists. | former legislators and government officials |
| As in the U.S. Congress, most campaign contributions in Texas go to | Incumbents |
| What is the function of EMILY’s List? | It provides early campaign funding for female candidates. |
| The largest and most effective public employee interest group in Texas is made up of | teachers. |
| The Texas Medical Association is best described as what kind of interest group? | professional |
| Which of the following groups have had notable political success by litigating in federal courts? | civil rights groups |
| ______ was the former Texas Speaker of the House who was indicted for taking an illegal gift from a law firm that specialized in collecting delinquent taxes for local governments. | “Gib” Lewis |
| When individuals or interest groups take out ads concerning a campaign issue but do not tie them directly to any particular candidate, it is called | issue advocacy. |
| The practice of combining several individual campaign contributions into one larger contribution from a group in order to increase the group’s impact is known as | bundling. |
| ()() Which of the following is not a reason that interest groups are useful to politicians? | not Interest groups can supply campaigns with workers./interest groups can mobalize/Interest groups provide necessary information and expertise to politicians. |
| Which of the following is the best example of a public interest group? | Public Cause |
| All of the following are benefits an interest group has over private citizens EXCEPT | interest groups have greater legitimacy with politicians than citizens do. |
| Individuals are most likely to successfully lobby government when they | are not challenged by powerful, organized interest groups. |
| Texas has ______ laws dealing with lobbying by former government officials. | weak |
| ()( Which interest is not represented in a list of the top interest groups in Texas? | not trial lawyers/Public employess |
| Which PACs spend the least amount of money in Texas elections? | Labor Unions |
| ()() Which of the following is not a typical threat to an incumbent running for reelection? | the greater fund-raising opportunities of challengers |
| Interest groups are often powerful in states | States dominated by one party |
| Which of the following is the farmers’ interest group that influenced the writing of the Texas Constitution of 1876? | The Grange |
| A private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns is called a(n) | political action committee. |
| The 8F Crowd was | a loose but influential group of Texas businessmen. |
| Which of the following is not a reason for forming a PAC? | A PAC is allowed to donate unlimited amounts of money directly to a particular candidate. |
| Texas trial lawyers frequently ally with | Consumer Interest Groups |
| Most PAC spending in Texas represents | Buisness. |
| On average, incumbents in the Texas House of Representatives are able to fund-raise ______ challengers. | twice as much |
| What was the problem Speaker Sam Rayburn identified with the “steak men” at the beginning of the twentieth century? | They were legislators who would “sell” their votes on a bill for free steak dinners. |
| Bribery is | Not common among lobbyist |
| Lobbyists can do all of the following except | none—lobbyists can do all of the above. |
| What does it mean for an interest group to “get on the late train”? | An interest group gives contributions after the election to a winning candidate the group had earlier opposed. |
| Which of the following is not a common way for interest groups to gain access to politicians and policy makers? | Not spending money on entertaining politicians |
| Which of the following is not a description of an interest group? | It is typically active only at the national level of government. |
| The major competition for important statewide offices in present-day Texas happens at | Republican Primaries |
| Which of the following third-party movements had the most success in winning elections in the post–World War II era? | La Raza |
| The most costly item for most political campaigns is | Media |
| Which of the following is true? | The poll tax restricted the participation of poor people in the general election. |
| Texas elections, the ______ play(s) the largest role in running campaigns | The candidates |
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