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The style of ballot form in which candidates are listed by party and office is known as the |
party column format |
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The style of ballot form in which candidates are listed by office and party affiliation by their name is known as the |
office block format |
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Ballot eligibility requirements are set by |
the states |
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According to the TX election there are three ways to get on the ballot in November. Which of the following is not a way? |
paying the filing fee |
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The primary system that allows voters to register or change their party registration on election day is known as a |
semi-closed primary system |
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Texas has a ___________ primary. |
semi-open |
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Being able to switch parties between offices in a primary is called a _____________ primary. |
blanket |
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Part of the voting right acts has recently been ______________ by the U.S. Supreme Court. |
declared unconstitutional |
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Advocates say the ________ encourages party identification and loyalty. |
closed primary system |
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Imagine you are a die-hard member of party A, but wanted the less popular candidate from party B to be party A's general election opponent. What type of primary election system would allow you to vote for the less popular candidate in party B during the primaries without changing parties? |
open primary system |
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In Texas, when is a runoff primary required? |
when no candidate receives a majority of votes |
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Can a Texas voter who voted in the primary election of one party vote in the runoff primary of the other party? |
no |
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If you wanted to run for statewide office in Texas you could pay a filing fee of ________ or submit a petition with ________. |
$4,000; 45,000 signatures |
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Who oversees the administration of elections to ensure that the rules are followed? |
the secretary of state |
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By Texas law, special elections may be held in all of the following months EXCEPT |
November |
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What is the most common special election in Texas? |
city council elections |
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Which of the following allows the federal government to oversee the operation of elections at the state level? |
the Voting Rights Act |
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What voting practice was developed with the U.S. armed services in mind? |
absentee voting |
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When did the Texas legislature change the rules to allow anyone to vote absentee without restrictions? |
1979 |
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Today, elections are dominated by issues of what type? |
social |
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Why has the Catholic vote in Texas migrated from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party? |
social issues |
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Which of the following is NOT among the types of short political commercials? |
the feel bad spot |
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A ________ is a panel of "average citizens" who are used by political consultants to test ideas and words for later use in campaigns. |
focus group |
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Today the regulation of campaign finances in Texas is limited to the requirement that all candidates and PACs file reports with the |
Texas State Ethics Commission. |
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Texas __________ limit on the amount of money a person can contribute to a statewide race. |
has no |
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A(n) __________ has as its goal to elect its members to public office. |
political party |
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The total number of congressmen and senators that represent Texas at the federal level is ________. |
38 |
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________ is the basic belief system that guides the party. |
Party ideology |
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The total number of state representatives in TX is: |
150 |
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The total number of state senators in TX is: |
31 |
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The longest sitting governor in TX is: |
Rick Perry |
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During the time of the Republic of Texas, which individual advocated for annexation and peaceful relations with the Native American tribes of Texas? |
Sam Houston |
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When was the first period of one-party Republican politics in Texas? |
Reconstruction |
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What embittered most Texans and left them hostile to the Republican Party following the Civil War? |
Edmund J. Davis's governorship |
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What alliance allowed the Democratic Party to dominate state politics in Texas from the later nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century? |
merchants and landowners |
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In the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections, many Yellow Dog Democrats broke with tradition and voted for |
Dwight D. Eisenhower. |
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Who was the first Republican elected to statewide office in Texas since the 1870s? |
John Tower |
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Texas Republicans captured their second seat in the U.S. Senate with the election of ________ in 1992. |
Kay Bailey Hutchison |
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Why has factional fighting inside the Texas Democratic Party diminished since 2000? |
conservative defections to the Republican Party |
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Today in Texas, what are the two main factions in the Republican Party? |
business value conservatives and social value conservatives |
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In 1996, Governor George W. Bush was reelected with ________ percent of registered voters voting for him. |
18 |
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Labor intensive politics includes all of the following EXCEPT |
broadcast advertising |
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The newest element of capital-intensive politics is the use of ________ to communicate directly with likely voters. |
the Internet |
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The Pendleton Act of 1883 established a class of federal government positions that would be filled as a result of |
competitive examinations |
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By failing to gain ________ percent of the vote in statewide races in the 2002 election, the Libertarian Party lost its status as a minor party. |
2 |
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The Texas Election Code has its most profound impact on political party activity in what area(s)? |
conduct of primary elections |
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What is the lowest level of the permanent party organization in Texas? |
precinct chair |
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The party official elected in each county to organize and support the party is the: |
county executive |
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What is the most important function of the precinct convention? |
selection of delegates to the county convention |
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The caucus system requires |
better local organization. |
