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1Marks: 1What is the most relevant political issue for the Latino community in Texas?Choose one answer.a. gambling in Texas.b. religious freedom issues.c. public transportation.d. immigration.e. health care for the elderly.Question2Marks: 1Campaign money donated directly to candidates or political parties and restricted in amount by federal law is calledChoose one answer.a. soft money.b. hard money.c. individual money.d. public funding.e. Texas tea.Question3Marks: 1When are precinct conventions in Texas usually held?Choose one answer.a. One week after the political primariesb. On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even numbered yearsc. At 7 p.m. on Tuesdays following the close of the polls at the local election precincts in a countyd. One week prior to the state convention in the summer of odd numbered yearse. At 7 p.m. on the first day of the first game of the major league world series in the fallQuestion4Marks: 1To most voters in Texas and the nation, character and political style have become more important thanChoose one answer.a. television news.b. interest groups.c. the Internet.d. issues.e. the horserace aspect of the campaign.Question5Marks: 1The Republican Party was the dominant party in Texas in the early 1900s.Answer:TrueFalseQuestion6Marks: 1In Texas, when does early voting (by personal appearance) begin and end?Choose one answer.a. begins 17 days before an election and ends 4 days beforeb. begins 21 days before an election and ends 7 days beforec. begins 30 days before an election and ends 1 day befored. begins 7 days before an election and ends election day.e. Texas has outlawed by statute early votingQuestion7Marks: 1The political party primary system in Texas is a cross betweenChoose one answer.a. an open and a closed primary.b. a partisan and a non-partisan election.c. an at-large and a single-member district election.d. a general election and a primary election.e. a run-off election and a special election.Question8Marks: 1Candidates campaigning for statewide office in Texas rely heavily onChoose one answer.a. television.b. direct mail.c. personal appearances.d. Internet blogs.e. newspapers.Question9Marks: 1College graduates are more likely to vote than those with only a high school diploma.Answer:TrueFalseQuestion10Marks: 1The first African American Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (and who only recently resigned from the office) wasChoose one answer.a. Wallace Jeffersonb. Morris Overstreetc. Michael Williamsd. Clarence Thomase. Thurgood MarshallQuestion11Marks: 1The U.S. Supreme Court case of Buckley v. Valeo (1976) dealt with what?Choose one answer.a. the constitutional right of an individual to spend whatever he wants of his personal wealth on his/her own political campaign for officeb. the issue of campaign limits places on political action committees contributing to candidates for the presidencyc. the poll taxd. the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act of 1965e. the legality of gerrymanderingQuestion12Marks: 1Which of the following is NOT a way a lobbyist effectively goes about his/her job?Choose one answer.a. Providing state or federal office holders with legal favors and legal gifts.b. Providing campaign contributions to favorable candidates and incumbents.c. Bribing officeholders to influence their votesd. Providing officeholders with information about the interests of his or her client relative to pending legislation or policy decisionsQuestion13Marks: 1The national political party conventions for the Republican and Democratic Parties are held once everyChoose one answer.a. year.b. two years.c. four years.d. six yearse. eight yearsQuestion14Marks: 1To become a delegate to your state party convention (for either the Democratic or Republican Party), you must first be elected byChoose one answer.a. your home town.b. permanent party officers from the state party leadership.c. your precinct then county (or district) convention.d. voters in a run-off electione. the electoral college.Question15Marks: 1Interest groups usually engage in all of these activities EXCEPT one:Choose one answer.a. lobbying.b. electioneering.c. research and information dissemination.d. fundraising.e. federal and state agency administration.Question16Marks: 1If a run-off election is held 30 days after the Democratic primary, in which of the following circumstances would you be allowed to vote in the Democratic run-off election (assuming you're a validly registered voter)?Choose one answer.a. If you voted in the Republican primary in early Marchb. If you voted in the Democratic primary in early Marchc. If you voted in either the Republican or Democratic primary in early Marchd. If you voted a straight Democratic ticket in the general election two years beforeQuestion17Marks: 1The "white primary" in Texas prevented African-American citizens from participating in the Democratic Party primary. What ended this practice?Choose one answer.a. The Voting Rights Act of 1965b. The Civil Rights Act of 1964c. The U.S. Supreme Court decision of Smith v. Allwright in 1944d. The U.S. Supreme Court decision of Baker v. Carr in 1964e. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the ConstitutionQuestion18Marks: 1Fundraising for political campaigns will remain an important factor in electoral success as long asChoose one answer.a. the need for television advertising exists.b. interest groups exist.c. people use the Internet to get most of the news and information.d. sports such as football and wresting remain popular.e. there are greedy politicians and ruthless businesses make money selling gold coins for investment purposes.Question19Marks: 1A primary in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to participate isChoose one answer.a. open.b. general.c. closed.d. a caucus.e. partisan.Question20Marks: 1In Texas, each county is divided into geographical units for the purpose of organizing voting in a election (party primary or general election). Voters who live in each subdivision go to the polling place in that area. What is this basic local subdivision set up for election purposes called?Choose one answer.a. election precinctb. caucusc. special districtd. countye. ISDQuestion21Marks: 1How many Electoral College votes for president does Texas have as a result of the popular vote in the November 2012 general election?Choose one answer.a. 36--based on the number of US Representatives from Texasb. 2--based on the number of US Senators from Texasc. 38--based on the size of Texas's delegation to Congressd. 150--based on the size of the Texas House of Representativese. 34--based on the number of Texas State SenatorsQuestion22Marks: 1The principal purpose of a precinct convention is toChoose one answer.a. select delegates to the party's county or state senatorial convention.b. increase voter turnout in local precinct elections.c. select delegates to the state convention and reform platform measures.d. elect state party chairpersons.e. nominate candidates for the general election.Question23Marks: 1An organization whose sole purpose is to raise money from its membership and then distribute campaign contributions to candidates for public office is known asChoose one answer.a. a special interest group.b. a political action committee.c. a grant-in-aid programd. a federal district court.e. a political party.Question24Marks: 1An unpledged party official or elected official who serves as a delegate to a party's national convention is called a(n)Choose one answer.a. party boss.b. elector.c. general delegate.d. primary designee.e. superdelegate.Question25Marks: 1Say that in the 2012 Texas Republican Party primary for the nomination to determine the Republican candidate for the 39th Congressional District, the incumbent, Rick Goodhair, earned only a plurality (the most votes, but not a majority) over three other contenders. Rick failed to get a majority (50 percent plus one) of the vote in the primary. What subsequently happened?Choose one answer.a. Rick won the primary automatically by law because he was the incumbent going into the primaryb. Both Rick and the second highest vote-getter appeared on the November ballot, Rick as the Republican nominee and the second-highest vote-getter as an independent candidatec. A run-off election was held 30 days after the primary between Rick and the person who came in second in the Republican primary for the 39th congressional district seatd. Rick won because Texas election law states that a candidate in a party primary who wins a plurality of the vote wins the electione. A coin-toss was held to decide who would be the Republican candidate for the 39th Congressional District seat between Rick and the person who came in second in the primary; the coin-toss was held in the office of the Texas Secretary of State in Austin since the Secretary of State is in charge of elections in TexasQuestion26Marks: 1Which of the following techniques is likely to be used in grassroots lobbying by an interest group?Choose one answer.a. Golfing with a member of Congressb. Members of the interest group conducting a petition drive in a representatives home districtc. Having a lunch meeting with a member of Congressd. Writing detailed policy briefs about an important issue to present to a member of Congress or her staffe. Making a presentation to a congressional committee about how a proposed bill would affect her clientQuestion27Marks: 1When Bill White and Rick Perry ran for governor of Texas in 2010, which of the following items was probably the largest expenditure category in each of their campaign budgets?Choose one answer.a. television advertisingb. direct-mail advertisingc. hair care productsd. pollinge. travel and lodgingQuestion28Marks: 1An example of a labor interest group would be theChoose one answer.a. MALDEF.b. NAACP.c. AFL-CIO.d. TCCTA.e. TMA.Question29Marks: 1Regularly scheduled general elections in the United States (which include elections for member of the U.S. House of Representatives) occur on the Tuesday after the first Monday in NovemberChoose one answer.a. of even-numbered years.b. of odd-numbered years.c. unless a presidential race is involved; then the regular election is in December every four years.d. every four years.e. every six years.Question30Marks: 1Which of the following is the primary function of an interest group?Choose one answer.a. Influence public policyb. Run candidates for political officec. Publically endorse candidates for electiond. Donate money to candidates' campaigns for political officee. Promote the best interests of society as a wholeQuestion31Marks: 1The first Republican governor elected in Texas after Reconstruction wasChoose one answer.a. George W. Bush.b. Bill Clements.c. E.J. Davis.d. John Tower.e. Preston Smith.Question32Marks: 1The first Republican governor of Texas wasChoose one answer.a. Harley Spoon.b. Pappy O'Daniel.c. Edmund J. Davis.d. Bill Clements.e. George W. Bush.Question33Marks: 1The number of registered lobbyists in Texas _______ between 2009 and 2011.Choose one answer.a. grewb. diminishedc. remained the samed. varied dramaticallye. dropped to zeroQuestion34Marks: 1An artificially-manufactured political movement designed to give the appearance of grassroots activism to deceptively gain public support for a point of view is calledChoose one answer.a. astroturfing.b. tort reform.c. electioneering.d. grassroots lobbying.e. bribery.Question35Marks: 1The next election for members of the Texas Legislature will be heldChoose one answer.a. in November of 2014.b. in November of 2015.c. in November of 2016.d. whenever the governor and Speaker of the Texas House deem it necessary.Question36Marks: 1Which party gained control of the Texas House of Representatives following the 2002 general election?Choose one answer.a. Democratic Partyb. Republican Partyc. Reform Partyd. neither the Republican nor Democratic party...it was an exact tie in the House between Republicans and Democrats following the 2010 general electionQuestion37Marks: 1The political party conventions held at each local polling place after the polls close every even-numbered year on the first primary day are calledChoose one answer.a. precinct conventions.b. county conventions.c. state conventions.d. state caucuses.e. electoral conventions.Question38Marks: 1A leading figure in the development of the Republican Party of Texas was the first Republican elected state-wide in Texas since Reconstruction. He was elected in a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Senator Lyndon Johnson when he became Vice-President in 1961. This man served as U.S. Senator from Texas for some two decades. Who was this leader of the Republican Party in Texas?Choose one answer.a. Lloyd Bentsenb. George Wallacec. E.J. Davisd. John Towere. George BushQuestion39Marks: 1According to lobbyists and political experts, a principal job of a lobbyist is toChoose one answer.a. elect members of their interest group to office.b. influence members of Congress to vote for their interest groups' agenda no matter what the cost or method.c. provide reliable information to political decision makers about the legislation or policies and programs of the interest group he or she represents.d. purchase the votes of political office holders.e. raise money for politicians and provide favors and gifts of value to members of the Texas Legislature and Texas Supreme Court.Question40Marks: 1To win the presidency, a candidate must receive a ________ of the Electoral College votes.Choose one answer.a. pluralityb. majorityc. unanimous totald. significant numberQuestion41Marks: 1The right to vote was not extended to women in Texas and the United States untilChoose one answer.a. the adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.b. the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution.c. the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution.d. the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.e. an executive order was issued and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas just weeks after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963.Question42Marks: 1Which of the following is a liberal in Texas NOT likely to support?Choose one answer.a. National health careb. Social Security and Medicare benefits for the elderlyc. A woman's right to choosed. Government coerced prayer in public schoolse. Food stamps and medical aid to poor childrenQuestion43Marks: 1A statement of basic principles on various issues put forth by a political party, worked on at every party convention level but most significantly released at its state or national convention, which is adopted by its candidates in the election campaign, is known as the partyChoose one answer.a. plank.b. platform.c. proposal.d. political action committee.e. policy contract.Question44Marks: 1Since the 1930s African Americans in Texas have tended to identify with theChoose one answer.a. Democratic Party.b. Republican Party.c. Libertarian Party.d. Tea Party.e. American Independent Party.Question45Marks: 1A fee required of voters, once used by southern states to discourage blacks from voting, and abolished by the 24th Amendment, is called aChoose one answer.a. white primary.b. poll tax.c. poll watcher.d. severance tax.e. party platform.Question46Marks: 1Probably the most important function of a political party isChoose one answer.a. policy analysis.b. promoting social capital.c. public opinion polling.d. educating the population about civics through the media.e. winning elections.Question47Marks: 1An election held in November every even number year to determine which partisan candidates will fill public offices is called the/a _________________ election.Choose one answer.a. primaryb. run-offc. generald. speciale. partisanQuestion48Marks: 1Who pays for primaries?Choose one answer.a. private industryb. the two parties exclusively pay for their parties' primariesc. the two parties with some contributions from the state governmentd. contribution from private citizens made in on-air fund drivese. taxpayers through their federal income taxesQuestion49Marks: 1During a gubernatorial election year, what happens if no candidate for governor of Texas receives a majority of the popular votes?Choose one answer.a. the election of the governor is conducted by the Texas House of Representativesb. we retain the sitting governor until the next gubernatorial election cyclec. the Texas Supreme Court selects the governord. under the rules established in Article II of the Texas Constitution, the election is determined by a coin toss between the two candidates who received the most votese. the candidate who received the most votes among the candidates for governor, even if it not a majority, winsQuestion50Marks: 1The lieutenant governor under Governor George W. Bush and the current governor of Texas:Choose one answer.a. Alan Shivers.b. Pappy Lee O'Daniel.c. Bill Clements.d. Rick Perry.e. Anson Jones.51Marks: 1The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was recently weakened by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court inChoose one answer.a. Shaw v. Reno. b. Shelby County v. Holder. c. Harper v. Virginal State Board of Education. d. Buckley v. Valeo. e. LULAC v. Perry. Question52Marks: 1The majority of conservatives in the late 1970s began to support the presidential nominees of theChoose one answer.a. Democratic Party.b. Republican Party.c. Progressive Party.d. Libertarian Party.e. Independent Party.Question53Marks: 1What entity has no formal memberships but seeks to influence public policy by collecting and donating money?Choose one answer.a. Interest groupsb. Political partiesc. Political action committeesd. Factionse. BlogsQuestion54Marks: 1Which political party tends to be more liberal in its positions and philosophy than conservative?Choose one answer.a. Neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party reflect a liberal philosophy and espouse liberal positionsb. Democratic Partyc. Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party reflect a liberal philosophy and espouse liberal positionsd. Republican Partye. Libertarian PartyQuestion55Marks: 1"GOTV"("get out the vote") refers toChoose one answer.a. candidates' and interest groups' plans and efforts to turn out the projected voters on election day.b. getting official news coverage on TV for campaign activities (also known as "free media").c. the federal voting project to enhance political participation by voters on election day known as "Got Voters?"d. the television network run by the Republican Party (which is also known as the GOP).e. the division of the Texas Secretary of State called the "General Office of Texas Voters" which is in charge of eliminating voters who oppose the governor's political party from the lists of registered voters.Question56Marks: 1The Texas Medical Association is an example of what type of interest group?Choose one answer.a. professionalb. trade associationc. public interest groupd. business groupe. labor groupQuestion57Marks: 1The presidential primary is held on one day every four years in a national primary election conducted on the first Tuesday of May.Answer:TrueFalseQuestion58Marks: 1Which of the following decisions struck down major components of the 2002 Campaign Finance Reform Act in 2010?Choose one answer.a. Buckley v. Valeob. Bush v. Gorec. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commissiond. BCRA v. United States e. McConnell v. Federal Election CommissionQuestion59Marks: 1Political parties in the United States areChoose one answer.a. structurally based in the states.b. structurally based in Washington, D.C.c. no longer structurally based in either the states or the federal government but are organized entirely via the Internet.d. are so disorganized and weak in this country that they are not structured on either a state or national level but are merely reflected by the television news networks as existing but actually no longer exist in America.e. unimportant in modern day politics.Question60Marks: 1______________ Texans, and other Americans as well, are actively concerned with politics.Choose one answer.a. A majority ofb. Allc. Very fewd. Moste. A minority ofQuestion61Marks: 1The state temporary party organization which occurs every two years after the political party primaries, consists of first, the precinct convention (which is held in each voting precinct after the primary election is completed); second, the county or district convention and then theChoose one answer.a. national convention.b. state convention.c. third-party political convention.d. constitutional convention.e. campaign convention.Question62Marks: 1Who is nominated at their parties' national conventions?Choose one answer.a. candidates for president and vice president.b. candidates for president, vice president and the U.S. Senate.c. candidates for governor in the 50 states.d. candidates for president, vice president, and the U.S. Supreme Court.e. No candidates are nominated at the parties' national conventions; all candidates for federal and major state are nominated in each of the 50 state conventions.Question63Marks: 1Which groups have the highest representation in racial and ethnic interest groups in Texas?Choose one answer.a. African Americans and Asiansb. Hispanics and African Americansc. Asians and Native Americansd. Hispanics and Native Americanse. African Americans and German AmericansQuestion64Marks: 1In the 1970s a major bribery scandal rocked Texas politics when the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives was convicted of conspiring to accept bribes from a Houston business in theChoose one answer.a. men's room behind the speaker's chamber of the Texas House.b. cloakroom of the U.S. House of Representatives in a scheme directed by then Texas congressman Tom DeLay.c. Sharpstown scandal.d. Watergate scandal.e. best little whorehouse in Texas scandal.Question65Marks: 1An organization whose sole purpose is to raise money from its membership and then distribute campaign contributions to candidates for public office is known asChoose one answer.a. an interest group.b. a political action committee.c. a grant- in-aid program.d. an iron triangle.e. political party.Question66Marks: 1In presidential elections over the few decades, Texas hasChoose one answer.a. has been a reliable source of Republican votes.b. has significantly higher voter turnout than does the Northeast.c. proven to be a solidly Democratic region of the country.d. had less influence during presidential elections.e. voters with greater consistency and predictability than any other region.Question67Marks: 1What is a PAC?Choose one answer.a. Political Authority Commissionb. Political Authority Committeec. Political Action Committeed. Political Advisory Commissione. Public Advisory CommitteeQuestion68Marks: 1A new order of demonstrated political loyalties, such as seen in Texas with the movement from a Democratic majority identification to a development of parity between the Democratic and Republican parties over the past three decades with direction toward a Republican Party majority is calledChoose one answer.a. alignment.b. realignment.c. dealignment.d. party shift.e. political epoch.Question69Marks: 1Women in the United StatesChoose one answer.a. have always voted with their husbands..b. won the right to vote with the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment.c. are slightly more likely to vote than men.d. have always voted at a lower rate than men.e. won the right to vote with the ratification of the Twenty-Second Amendment.Question70Marks: 1All lobbyists in Texas are required to register with which of the following?Choose one answer.a. The governor's officeb. The Speaker of the Housec. The lieutenant governor's officed. The State Lobbying Committeee. The Texas Ethics CommissionQuestion71Marks: 1In 1971, the voting age was set at eighteen by the ________ Amendment.Choose one answer.a. Twenty-Seventhb. Twenty-Fifthc. Eighteenthd. Seventeenthe. Twenty-SixthQuestion72Marks: 1Participation by citizens in the political process (particularly voting) _________throughout the 20th century's final decades and into the 21st century.Choose one answer.a. declined.b. increased.c. remained basically the samed. centered on membership in interest groupse. was distracted by natural disastersQuestion73Marks: 1Neither the U.S. Constitution nor the Texas Constitution mentionsChoose one answer.a. the process of electing the president of the United States.b. the process of electing members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the states.c. the process of electing member of the U.S. Senate from the states.d. political parties.e. electors or an electoral college.Question74Marks: 1Which of the following is NOT an interest group?Choose one answer.a. Texas Medical Associationb. Texas Bar Associationc. Common Cause Texasd. Texas Chamber of Commercee. Republican PartyQuestion75Marks: 1Texas has had two women governors: Miriam ("Ma") Ferguson andChoose one answer.a. Ann Richards.b. Barbara Jordan.c. Kay Bailey Hutchinson.d. Carole Keeton Rylander.e. Anese Parker.Question76Marks: 1As mandated by the ___________, Texas's two major parties are alike in structure as each has permanent and temporary organizational structures.Choose one answer.a. Texas Election Codeb. Texas Local Government Codec. Texas Penal Coded. General laws of the State of Texase. Texas ConstitutionQuestion77Marks: 1The differences between the Democratic and Republican Parties are MOST evident inChoose one answer.a. the primary process.b. the structure of the conventions.c. the party platforms.d. the selection of delegates.e. their organizational structure.Question78Marks: 1Both the Texas Democratic Party State Convention and the Republican Party State Convention are held in TexasChoose one answer.a. every year.b. every two years.c. every four years.d. only when there is a presidential election.e. in Austin.Question79Marks: 1In Texas and in all but two states, a presidential candidate who wins the popular vote in the general election receives ________ of that state's Electoral College votes.Choose one answer.a. allb. a proportional amountc. one-halfd. noneQuestion80Marks: 1Efforts by individuals to influence policies of the legislature and the executive branches is known asChoose one answer.a. lobbying.b. log-rolling.c. pork-barreling.d. cooptation.e. political socialization.Question81Marks: 1Primary elections areChoose one answer.a. national government elections.b. interest group elections.c. social movement elections.d. party elections.e. held after the general election.Question82Marks: 1A candidate must receive a __________ of the votes cast to win a primary election in Texas.Choose one answer.a. pluralityb. majorityc. unanimous totald. fewe. mandateQuestion83Marks: 1Why has the New Hampshire primary, which is held three months before Texas conducts its primary, played such an important role in the presidential nomination process?Choose one answer.a. Many electoral college delegates are at stake in the race.b. The state is so much like the nation as a whole that a candidate who does well there will do well nationally.c. It receives a tremendous amount of media attention because it is the first state primary in the presidential nomination process and the winner of the primary there gains a great deal of momentum accordingly.d. It is a large state with many wealthy political donors who give more than any other statee. The U.S. Constitution requires that the first presidential primaries be held in New HampshireQuestion84Marks: 1In Texas, you must register to be a member of the Republican Party or register to be a member of the Democratic Party before voting in the primary system.Answer:TrueFalseQuestion85Marks: 1Which of the following offices is NOT up for election in a mid-term election?Choose one answer.a. member of the House of Representativesb. president of the United Statesc. a member of the U.S. Senated. governor of Texase. county judge of Harris CountyQuestion86Marks: 1The Republican Party controlled all of statewide Texas government after the 2010 general election.Answer:TrueFalseQuestion87Marks: 1Political party primaries in Texas are heldChoose one answer.a. every year.b. every odd numbered year.c. every even numbered year.d. whenever the party believes one is needed.e. 30 days after the general election.Question88Marks: 1If you voted in the Texas Republican Party primary in March of 2012, you were required by Texas election law to vote Republican in the 2012 general election in November.Answer:TrueFalseQuestion89Marks: 1Wealthy individuals are more likely to vote than poor people.Answer:TrueFalseQuestion90Marks: 1A broad-based organization that seeks to achieve power by electing members to public office so that their political philosophies can be reflected in public policies is called a(n)Choose one answer.a. political action committee.b. political party.c. council of government.d. interest group.e. movement.Question91Marks: 1At a basic level, a political partyChoose one answer.a. seeks to control the power of interest groups.b. does not identify with any group label or ideology.c. includes only office holders and candidates.d. seeks to educate in an objective fashion all voters and citizens on the issues of the day.e. seeks to win office so as to exercise political power.Question92Marks: 1Texas ranks at the bottom of the list of states in money spent on lobbying state government.Answer:TrueFalseQuestion93Marks: 1The poll tax was made illegal in the United States byChoose one answer.a. President John F. Kennedy.b. the Fourteenth Amendment and the decision in Marbury v. Madison. c. the Twenty-Fourth Amendment and the decision in Harper v. Virginia State Board of Education. d. the United States Congress in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.e. the Nineteenth Amendment.Question94Marks: 1In terms of voter turnout, the level of political participation in Texas, relatively speaking, is __________ compared to other states.Choose one answer.a. higherb. lowerc. about the same asQuestion95Marks: 1Which major political party's platform calls for the elimination of abortion rights for woman?Choose one answer.a. Democratic Partyb. Republican Partyc. neither partyd. both partiesQuestion96Marks: 1Which party dominated Texas politics from a period immediately following Reconstruction until the latter part of the twentieth century?Choose one answer.a. Progressive Partyb. Libertarian Partyc. Tea Partyd. Democratic Partye. Republican PartyQuestion97Marks: 1Many Austin lobbyists are former members of the Texas Legislature or former legislative aides.Answer:TrueFalseQuestion98Marks: 1While many Texans are qualified to hold office, few can afford to pay their ownChoose one answer.a. campaign expenses.b. insurance bills.c. rent.d. food bills.e. AT&T smart phone bill.Question99Marks: 1If you wish to participate in party politics and become active in public affairs here in Texas, you need only to attend the political party meeting that is held immediately after the close of the polls on primary day at the place where you cast your ballot. You would attend the meeting held by the party in whose primary your voted. These events are the first stage in the temporary party organization. What is the meeting called?Choose one answer.a. county conventionb. precinct conventionc. state conventiond. national conventione. home town conventionQuestion100Marks: 1The role of money in politics in the form of campaign contributions has little effect on the political campaign process.Answer:TrueFalse

GOVT-2306 UNIT 2 EXAM

Question # 00001639 Posted By: neil2103 Updated on: 09/26/2013 03:38 PM Due on: 09/30/2013
Subject Political Science Topic American Policy Tutorials:
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What is the most relevant political issue for the Latino community in Texas?

Choose one answer.

a. gambling in Texas.


b. religious freedom issues.


c. public transportation.


d. immigration.


e. health care for the elderly.


Question2

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Campaign money donated directly to candidates or political parties and restricted in amount by federal law is called

Choose one answer.

a. soft money.


b. hard money.


c. individual money.


d. public funding.


e. Texas tea.


Question3

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When are precinct conventions in Texas usually held?

Choose one answer.

a. One week after the political primaries


b. On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even numbered years


c. At 7 p.m. on Tuesdays following the close of the polls at the local election precincts in a county


d. One week prior to the state convention in the summer of odd numbered years


e. At 7 p.m. on the first day of the first game of the major league world series in the fall


Question4

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To most voters in Texas and the nation, character and political style have become more important than

Choose one answer.

a. television news.


b. interest groups.


c. the Internet.


d. issues.


e. the horserace aspect of the campaign.


Question5

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The Republican Party was the dominant party in Texas in the early 1900s.

Answer:

TrueFalse

Question6

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In Texas, when does early voting (by personal appearance) begin and end?

Choose one answer.

a. begins 17 days before an election and ends 4 days before


b. begins 21 days before an election and ends 7 days before


c. begins 30 days before an election and ends 1 day before


d. begins 7 days before an election and ends election day.


e. Texas has outlawed by statute early voting


Question7

Marks: 1

The political party primary system in Texas is a cross between

Choose one answer.

a. an open and a closed primary.


b. a partisan and a non-partisan election.


c. an at-large and a single-member district election.


d. a general election and a primary election.


e. a run-off election and a special election.


Question8

Marks: 1

Candidates campaigning for statewide office in Texas rely heavily on

Choose one answer.

a. television.


b. direct mail.


c. personal appearances.


d. Internet blogs.


e. newspapers.


Question9

Marks: 1

College graduates are more likely to vote than those with only a high school diploma.

Answer:

TrueFalse

Question10

Marks: 1

The first African American Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (and who only recently resigned from the office) was

Choose one answer.

a. Wallace Jefferson


b. Morris Overstreet


c. Michael Williams


d. Clarence Thomas


e. Thurgood Marshall


Question11

Marks: 1

The U.S. Supreme Court case of Buckley v. Valeo (1976) dealt with what?

Choose one answer.

a. the constitutional right of an individual to spend whatever he wants of his personal wealth on his/her own political campaign for office


b. the issue of campaign limits places on political action committees contributing to candidates for the presidency


c. the poll tax


d. the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act of 1965


e. the legality of gerrymandering


Question12

Marks: 1

Which of the following is NOT a way a lobbyist effectively goes about his/her job?

Choose one answer.

a. Providing state or federal office holders with legal favors and legal gifts.


b. Providing campaign contributions to favorable candidates and incumbents.


c. Bribing officeholders to influence their votes


d. Providing officeholders with information about the interests of his or her client relative to pending legislation or policy decisions


Question13

Marks: 1

The national political party conventions for the Republican and Democratic Parties are held once every

Choose one answer.

a. year.


b. two years.


c. four years.


d. six years


e. eight years


Question14

Marks: 1

To become a delegate to your state party convention (for either the Democratic or Republican Party), you must first be elected by

Choose one answer.

a. your home town.


b. permanent party officers from the state party leadership.


c. your precinct then county (or district) convention.


d. voters in a run-off election


e. the electoral college.


Question15

Marks: 1

Interest groups usually engage in all of these activities EXCEPT one:

Choose one answer.

a. lobbying.


b. electioneering.


c. research and information dissemination.


d. fundraising.


e. federal and state agency administration.


Question16

Marks: 1

If a run-off election is held 30 days after the Democratic primary, in which of the following circumstances would you be allowed to vote in the Democratic run-off election (assuming you're a validly registered voter)?

Choose one answer.

a. If you voted in the Republican primary in early March


b. If you voted in the Democratic primary in early March


c. If you voted in either the Republican or Democratic primary in early March


d. If you voted a straight Democratic ticket in the general election two years before


Question17

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The "white primary" in Texas prevented African-American citizens from participating in the Democratic Party primary. What ended this practice?

Choose one answer.

a. The Voting Rights Act of 1965


b. The Civil Rights Act of 1964


c. The U.S. Supreme Court decision of Smith v. Allwright in 1944


d. The U.S. Supreme Court decision of Baker v. Carr in 1964


e. The Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the Constitution


Question18

Marks: 1

Fundraising for political campaigns will remain an important factor in electoral success as long as

Choose one answer.

a. the need for television advertising exists.


b. interest groups exist.


c. people use the Internet to get most of the news and information.


d. sports such as football and wresting remain popular.


e. there are greedy politicians and ruthless businesses make money selling gold coins for investment purposes.


Question19

Marks: 1

A primary in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to participate is

Choose one answer.

a. open.


b. general.


c. closed.


d. a caucus.


e. partisan.


Question20

Marks: 1

In Texas, each county is divided into geographical units for the purpose of organizing voting in a election (party primary or general election). Voters who live in each subdivision go to the polling place in that area. What is this basic local subdivision set up for election purposes called?

Choose one answer.

a. election precinct


b. caucus


c. special district


d. county


e. ISD


Question21

Marks: 1

How many Electoral College votes for president does Texas have as a result of the popular vote in the November 2012 general election?

Choose one answer.

a. 36--based on the number of US Representatives from Texas


b. 2--based on the number of US Senators from Texas


c. 38--based on the size of Texas's delegation to Congress


d. 150--based on the size of the Texas House of Representatives


e. 34--based on the number of Texas State Senators


Question22

Marks: 1

The principal purpose of a precinct convention is to

Choose one answer.

a. select delegates to the party's county or state senatorial convention.


b. increase voter turnout in local precinct elections.


c. select delegates to the state convention and reform platform measures.


d. elect state party chairpersons.


e. nominate candidates for the general election.


Question23

Marks: 1

An organization whose sole purpose is to raise money from its membership and then distribute campaign contributions to candidates for public office is known as

Choose one answer.

a. a special interest group.


b. a political action committee.


c. a grant-in-aid program


d. a federal district court.


e. a political party.


Question24

Marks: 1

An unpledged party official or elected official who serves as a delegate to a party's national convention is called a(n)

Choose one answer.

a. party boss.


b. elector.


c. general delegate.


d. primary designee.


e. superdelegate.


Question25

Marks: 1

Say that in the 2012 Texas Republican Party primary for the nomination to determine the Republican candidate for the 39th Congressional District, the incumbent, Rick Goodhair, earned only a plurality (the most votes, but not a majority) over three other contenders. Rick failed to get a majority (50 percent plus one) of the vote in the primary. What subsequently happened?

Choose one answer.

a. Rick won the primary automatically by law because he was the incumbent going into the primary


b. Both Rick and the second highest vote-getter appeared on the November ballot, Rick as the Republican nominee and the second-highest vote-getter as an independent candidate


c. A run-off election was held 30 days after the primary between Rick and the person who came in second in the Republican primary for the 39th congressional district seat


d. Rick won because Texas election law states that a candidate in a party primary who wins a plurality of the vote wins the election


e. A coin-toss was held to decide who would be the Republican candidate for the 39th Congressional District seat between Rick and the person who came in second in the primary; the coin-toss was held in the office of the Texas Secretary of State in Austin since the Secretary of State is in charge of elections in Texas


Question26

Marks: 1

Which of the following techniques is likely to be used in grassroots lobbying by an interest group?

Choose one answer.

a. Golfing with a member of Congress


b. Members of the interest group conducting a petition drive in a representatives home district


c. Having a lunch meeting with a member of Congress


d. Writing detailed policy briefs about an important issue to present to a member of Congress or her staff


e. Making a presentation to a congressional committee about how a proposed bill would affect her client


Question27

Marks: 1

When Bill White and Rick Perry ran for governor of Texas in 2010, which of the following items was probably the largest expenditure category in each of their campaign budgets?

Choose one answer.

a. television advertising


b. direct-mail advertising


c. hair care products


d. polling


e. travel and lodging


Question28

Marks: 1

An example of a labor interest group would be the

Choose one answer.

a. MALDEF.


b. NAACP.


c. AFL-CIO.


d. TCCTA.


e. TMA.


Question29

Marks: 1

Regularly scheduled general elections in the United States (which include elections for member of the U.S. House of Representatives) occur on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November

Choose one answer.

a. of even-numbered years.


b. of odd-numbered years.


c. unless a presidential race is involved; then the regular election is in December every four years.


d. every four years.


e. every six years.


Question30

Marks: 1

Which of the following is the primary function of an interest group?

Choose one answer.

a. Influence public policy


b. Run candidates for political office


c. Publically endorse candidates for election


d. Donate money to candidates' campaigns for political office


e. Promote the best interests of society as a whole


Question31

Marks: 1

The first Republican governor elected in Texas after Reconstruction was

Choose one answer.

a. George W. Bush.


b. Bill Clements.


c. E.J. Davis.


d. John Tower.


e. Preston Smith.


Question32

Marks: 1

The first Republican governor of Texas was

Choose one answer.

a. Harley Spoon.


b. Pappy O'Daniel.


c. Edmund J. Davis.


d. Bill Clements.


e. George W. Bush.


Question33

Marks: 1

The number of registered lobbyists in Texas _______ between 2009 and 2011.

Choose one answer.

a. grew


b. diminished


c. remained the same


d. varied dramatically


e. dropped to zero


Question34

Marks: 1

An artificially-manufactured political movement designed to give the appearance of grassroots activism to deceptively gain public support for a point of view is called

Choose one answer.

a. astroturfing.


b. tort reform.


c. electioneering.


d. grassroots lobbying.


e. bribery.


Question35

Marks: 1

The next election for members of the Texas Legislature will be held

Choose one answer.

a. in November of 2014.


b. in November of 2015.


c. in November of 2016.


d. whenever the governor and Speaker of the Texas House deem it necessary.


Question36

Marks: 1

Which party gained control of the Texas House of Representatives following the 2002 general election?

Choose one answer.

a. Democratic Party


b. Republican Party


c. Reform Party


d. neither the Republican nor Democratic party...it was an exact tie in the House between Republicans and Democrats following the 2010 general election


Question37

Marks: 1

The political party conventions held at each local polling place after the polls close every even-numbered year on the first primary day are called

Choose one answer.

a. precinct conventions.


b. county conventions.


c. state conventions.


d. state caucuses.


e. electoral conventions.


Question38

Marks: 1

A leading figure in the development of the Republican Party of Texas was the first Republican elected state-wide in Texas since Reconstruction. He was elected in a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Senator Lyndon Johnson when he became Vice-President in 1961. This man served as U.S. Senator from Texas for some two decades. Who was this leader of the Republican Party in Texas?

Choose one answer.

a. Lloyd Bentsen


b. George Wallace


c. E.J. Davis


d. John Tower


e. George Bush


Question39

Marks: 1

According to lobbyists and political experts, a principal job of a lobbyist is to

Choose one answer.

a. elect members of their interest group to office.


b. influence members of Congress to vote for their interest groups' agenda no matter what the cost or method.


c. provide reliable information to political decision makers about the legislation or policies and programs of the interest group he or she represents.


d. purchase the votes of political office holders.


e. raise money for politicians and provide favors and gifts of value to members of the Texas Legislature and Texas Supreme Court.


Question40

Marks: 1

To win the presidency, a candidate must receive a ________ of the Electoral College votes.

Choose one answer.

a. plurality


b. majority


c. unanimous total


d. significant number


Question41

Marks: 1

The right to vote was not extended to women in Texas and the United States until

Choose one answer.

a. the adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.


b. the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution.


c. the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution.


d. the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.


e. an executive order was issued and signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas just weeks after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963.


Question42

Marks: 1

Which of the following is a liberal in Texas NOT likely to support?

Choose one answer.

a. National health care


b. Social Security and Medicare benefits for the elderly


c. A woman's right to choose


d. Government coerced prayer in public schools


e. Food stamps and medical aid to poor children


Question43

Marks: 1

A statement of basic principles on various issues put forth by a political party, worked on at every party convention level but most significantly released at its state or national convention, which is adopted by its candidates in the election campaign, is known as the party

Choose one answer.

a. plank.


b. platform.


c. proposal.


d. political action committee.


e. policy contract.


Question44

Marks: 1

Since the 1930s African Americans in Texas have tended to identify with the

Choose one answer.

a. Democratic Party.


b. Republican Party.


c. Libertarian Party.


d. Tea Party.


e. American Independent Party.


Question45

Marks: 1

A fee required of voters, once used by southern states to discourage blacks from voting, and abolished by the 24th Amendment, is called a

Choose one answer.

a. white primary.


b. poll tax.


c. poll watcher.


d. severance tax.


e. party platform.


Question46

Marks: 1

Probably the most important function of a political party is

Choose one answer.

a. policy analysis.


b. promoting social capital.


c. public opinion polling.


d. educating the population about civics through the media.


e. winning elections.


Question47

Marks: 1

An election held in November every even number year to determine which partisan candidates will fill public offices is called the/a _________________ election.

Choose one answer.

a. primary


b. run-off


c. general


d. special


e. partisan


Question48

Marks: 1

Who pays for primaries?

Choose one answer.

a. private industry


b. the two parties exclusively pay for their parties' primaries


c. the two parties with some contributions from the state government


d. contribution from private citizens made in on-air fund drives


e. taxpayers through their federal income taxes


Question49

Marks: 1

During a gubernatorial election year, what happens if no candidate for governor of Texas receives a majority of the popular votes?

Choose one answer.

a. the election of the governor is conducted by the Texas House of Representatives


b. we retain the sitting governor until the next gubernatorial election cycle


c. the Texas Supreme Court selects the governor


d. under the rules established in Article II of the Texas Constitution, the election is determined by a coin toss between the two candidates who received the most votes


e. the candidate who received the most votes among the candidates for governor, even if it not a majority, wins


Question50

Marks: 1

The lieutenant governor under Governor George W. Bush and the current governor of Texas:

Choose one answer.

a. Alan Shivers.


b. Pappy Lee O'Daniel.


c. Bill Clements.


d. Rick Perry.


e. Anson Jones.



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