Multiple Choice Questions

______ gives incumbents a huge advantage.
  • Political parties
  • Early registration
  • Name recognition
  • Redistricting
Who is the first Republican to become Texas governor since Reconstruction?
  • Republicans
  • Select leaders, authorize actions by government, and borrow money on behalf of government
  • General
  • William Clements
Women were NOT allowed to vote in _____ elections during 1918.
  • Unconstitutional
  • General
  • Select leaders, authorize actions by government, and borrow money on behalf of government
  • William Clements
Redistricting is highly _____ .
  • Early registration
  • partisan
  • Redistricting
  • ethnicity
The _____ Law has increased Voter turnout.
  • Motor-Voter Law
  • General
  • Unconstitutional
  • William Clements
Earlier restrictions in election on Women.
  • 1918 TX granted women right to vote in primary's/party conventions
  • During even-numbered years that are not presidential election years
  • 1. Extensive travel2. Large # of media markets3. Require professionals4. Polling the large electorate is expensive
  • Fill a vacancy, Give approval for government to borrow money
Preclearance is when the U.S. Department of Justice must _______.
  • Approve new district lines to ensure voting rights of minorities are not being infringed
  • Because it is recalculating how many congressional districts each state will receive based on the states population
  • 1. Print/electronic media2. Mailing3. Door to Door campaigning4. Speeches to small groups5. Telephone solicitation
  • 1. HIGH Requirements 2. Lack support of major party3. Lack organization4. Lack PARTY LABEL
_____ argued that the Voter ID law was necessary to prevent voter fraud.
  • Redistricting
  • Political parties
  • Republicans
  • Name recognition
Although the 19th amendment was ratified ______ women were not fully enfranchised.
  • office
  • general
  • Allow people to register to vote when they apply for a drivers license
  • NON WHITE
Texas has a ______ primary.
  • 1. Early Registration2. Property Ownership3. Residency requirements
  • overloaded
  • Voter
  • Closed
______ expenses account for the most significant campaign investments.
  • Name recognition
  • overloaded
  • Media
  • Political parties
Early Voting had _____ effect on Voter turnout.
  • Labor Day
  • little
  • primary
  • Early registration
Reapportionment in Texas
  • 1. 18yrs old2. U.S. citizen3. Texas resident for 30 days4. County resident for 30 days
  • Every 10 years, TX must go through the process of reapportionment
  • Voters select their party's candidate for a general election
  • During even-numbered years that are not presidential election years
Primary elections are held to select a party's candidate for the _______ election.
  • label
  • Lieutenant governor
  • NON WHITE
  • general
4 Reasons why it is unusual for Independents to run for office in Texas?
  • 1. Early Registration2. Property Ownership3. Residency requirements
  • 1. Extensive travel2. Large # of media markets3. Require professionals4. Polling the large electorate is expensive
  • 1. Take the redistricting process out of the hands of the legislature2. Create an independent commission that would draw the lines
  • 1. HIGH Requirements 2. Lack support of major party3. Lack organization4. Lack PARTY LABEL
In 1944, the Court ruled white primaries _________.
  • 1. Current convicted felons2. Mentally ill
  • Republicans
  • Unconstitutional
  • William Clements
Texas was the first southern state to ratify the _____ amendment.
  • 1st Tuesday
  • Select leaders, authorize actions by government, and borrow money on behalf of government
  • 19th
  • Unconstitutional
The procedure by which certain states, such as Texas, are required to obtain approval every time they make changes to districts is called _______.
  • Income and Education
  • Preclearance
  • Labor Day
  • Distinguished
___% of states voting age population is registered to vote.
  • little
  • Media
  • 70%
  • 50%
What (4) types of elections are found in Texas?
  • Because it is recalculating how many congressional districts each state will receive based on the states population
  • -General-Primary-Special-Runoff
  • Carole Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman
  • 1. Early Registration2. Property Ownership3. Residency requirements
Low Texas voting rates can be attributed to the _______ elections.
  • overloaded
  • Closed/ open
  • HIGH NUMBER
  • Redistricting
Candidates are responsible for _______, running the campaign, and ________.
  • National elections
  • Political parties
  • Campaign strategy and raising funds
  • 1918 TX granted women right to vote in primary's/party conventions
Earlier restrictions in 1919 on voting.
  • Name recognition
  • Redistricting
  • 2nd Tuesday in MARCH
  • Texas ratifies 19th amendment
2 groups who CANNOT VOTE
  • 1. Current convicted felons2. Mentally ill
  • Will make it harder for those with lower incomes, students, and the elderly to vote
  • General
  • Motor-Voter Law
Voting Rights act of 1965 ensured that ______ were not discriminated against at polls.
  • African Americans
  • Polling public opinion
  • off years
  • National elections
Officially, Texas primaries are considered _____, but they operate as a ________ primary.
  • overloaded
  • Closed/ open
  • cast ballots
  • Preclearance
After Reapportionment occurs in Texas, _______ occurs.
  • unconstitutional
  • Political parties
  • 1. Income 2. Education
  • Redistricting
Political campaigns are candidates efforts to win _____ support.
  • Distinguished
  • Political parties
  • overloaded
  • Voter
Why are major state officials elected in off years?
  • Person to show photo ID in order to vote
  • Will make it harder for those with lower incomes, students, and the elderly to vote
  • 19th
  • To limit influence of nationals elections on state elections
Majority party uses redistricting to ____ by creating as many friendly districts as it can.
  • Closed/ open
  • retain power
  • label
  • Lieutenant governor
Public opinion
  • Attitudes that people have about issues, events, elected officials, politics, and policy
  • To prohibit blacks from voting in the Democratic party
  • Voters select their party's candidate for a general election
  • 1. Take the redistricting process out of the hands of the legislature2. Create an independent commission that would draw the lines
Public opinion is highly variable based on ______.
  • primary
  • Redistricting
  • ethnicity
  • Labor Day
The most costly item for most political campaigns is ______.
  • Media
  • Redistricting
  • LOWEST
  • 70%
Incumbency
  • The poll tax restricted the participation of poor people in the general election
  • Voters select their party's candidate for a general election
  • Every 10 years, TX must go through the process of reapportionment
  • Holding the political office for which one is running
The traditional start of the campaign season is _______.
  • Labor Day
  • Preclearance
  • LOWEST
  • Income and Education
The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even-numbered years is the day for which election?
  • William Clements
  • General election
  • Unconstitutional
  • General
Redistricting is when legislature __________.
  • 1. 18yrs old2. U.S. citizen3. Texas resident for 30 days4. County resident for 30 days
  • The poll tax restricted the participation of poor people in the general election
  • During even-numbered years that are not presidential election years
  • Draws new congressional districts to comply with the changes in the overall # of seats allowed in the state
Texas used poll tax in _____ elections until 1966.
  • The lack of emphasis on state issues
  • One vote
  • Redistricting
  • State
2 solutions to avoid problems with redistricting?
  • 1. Take the redistricting process out of the hands of the legislature2. Create an independent commission that would draw the lines
  • 1. Extensive travel2. Large # of media markets3. Require professionals4. Polling the large electorate is expensive
  • 1. Print/electronic media2. Mailing3. Door to Door campaigning4. Speeches to small groups5. Telephone solicitation
  • 1. Income 2. Education
What type of election is NOT the type of election found in Texas?
  • Distinguished
  • overloaded
  • HIGH NUMBER
  • Redistricting
Early Registration required voters to _______.
  • Register nine months before the general election
  • State
  • State tax imposed on voters for registration
  • Person to show photo ID in order to vote
One effect of the high cost of campaigns in TX is that candidates are often very wealthy individuals willing to ________.
  • Fill a vacancy, Give approval for government to borrow money
  • Use their own money in campaigns
  • Carole Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman
  • -General-Primary-Special-Runoff
Texas also limited minority voting by _______.
  • unconstitutional
  • Early registration
  • National elections
  • HIGH NUMBER
However in 2006, two independent candidates named ____ and ______ got on the ballot.
  • -General-Primary-Special-Runoff
  • Fill a vacancy, Give approval for government to borrow money
  • Carole Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman
  • Use their own money in campaigns
3 ways Texas limited minority voting
  • 1. HIGH Requirements 2. Lack support of major party3. Lack organization4. Lack PARTY LABEL
  • 1918 TX granted women right to vote in primary's/party conventions
  • 1. Early Registration2. Property Ownership3. Residency requirements
  • 1. Print/electronic media2. Mailing3. Door to Door campaigning4. Speeches to small groups5. Telephone solicitation
Unusual for _____ to run for office in Texas.
  • Republicans
  • ethnicity
  • Income and Education
  • Independents
The ______ was the only real election that mattered.
  • ethnicity
  • partisan
  • primary
  • Labor Day
White primary
  • Carole Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman
  • Voters select their party's candidate for a general election
  • Holding the political office for which one is running
  • Only white voters can participate
Primary elections are held the _____ Tuesday in March.
  • Polling public opinion
  • 2nd Tuesday in MARCH
  • unconstitutional
  • Early registration
Major benefit of party affiliation for a Texas candidate is the ________ it provides.
  • single
  • NON WHITE
  • retain power
  • label
Under Contemporary Barriers to Voting, city council members are being elected at large rather than from a ______ member district.
  • African Americans
  • off years
  • single
  • general
Runoff primary is held the _______.
  • 2nd Tuesday in April
  • Name recognition
  • 1. Reduced # of polling places2. Intimidated voters3. Misleading info to voters4. Not updated voting machines
  • partisan
Texas voter participation is among the ______ in the nation.
  • overloaded
  • little
  • LOWEST
  • HIGH NUMBER
Primary election
  • Voters select their party's candidate for a general election
  • Holding the political office for which one is running
  • 1. 18yrs old2. U.S. citizen3. Texas resident for 30 days4. County resident for 30 days
  • 1. Early Registration2. Property Ownership3. Residency requirements
________ DO NOT have a major role in running political campaigns.
  • Polling public opinion
  • Political parties
  • unconstitutional
  • Republicans
General elections determine who is elected to ______.
  • NON WHITE
  • label
  • office
  • off years
Democrats claimed that the voter ID law ________.
  • Register nine months before the general election
  • One vote
  • Will make it harder for those with lower incomes, students, and the elderly to vote
  • Republicans
When are gubernatorial elections held?
  • During even-numbered years that are not presidential election years
  • Because it is recalculating how many congressional districts each state will receive based on the states population
  • 1. Reduced # of polling places2. Intimidated voters3. Misleading info to voters4. Not updated voting machines
  • -General-Primary-Special-Runoff
How much was the poll tax? (in relation to farm workers)
  • Carole Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman
  • $1.50-1.75 OR several days of farm workers wages
  • Use their own money in campaigns
  • 1. Take the redistricting process out of the hands of the legislature2. Create an independent commission that would draw the lines
The two most important factors in determining whether someone will vote are ______ and _________.
  • unconstitutional
  • Income and Education
  • Independents
  • Distinguished
Politicians/interest groups try to influence, manipulate, or manage the opinions of citizens by _______.
  • unconstitutional
  • 1. Income 2. Education
  • Polling public opinion
  • Income and Education
Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act states changes to election procedures must go through the process of _______.
  • Preclearance
  • cast ballots
  • Republicans
  • Distinguished
Elections are the mechanisms people use to _____, _______, and _________.
  • Select leaders, authorize actions by government, and borrow money on behalf of government
  • Register nine months before the general election
  • General election
  • William Clements
In most elections, fewer that ____% of U.S. citizens vote.
  • Media
  • Fill a vacancy, Give approval for government to borrow money
  • 50%
  • ethnicity
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