GOVT 2306 - TX Ch 5

Texas ranks ________ in the nation in voter participation

50th

pproximately what percentage of the state's voting-age population is registered to vote?

79 percent

Candidates for state office and lobbyists have to file quarterly reports detailing their spending and donations with which agency

Texas Ethics Commission

Which of the following laws was written specifically to deal with expanding and protecting voting rights

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which of the following is the largest expense for most campaigns

advertising

The motor voter law

allows citizens to register to vote while applying for a driver's license

A closed primary allows only those individuals who________ to participate

are a registered member of their political party

The Voting Rights Act has been renewed several times since 1965, and new provisions have been added since then. For example,

bilingual ballots are now required in certain areas where more than 5 percent of voters speak another language

Why are statewide officials such as the governor and lieutenant governor elected in nonpresidential years

it prevents presidential candidates from influencing the outcome of Texas races

In Texas, the ____________________ is responsible for redistricting

legislature

The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) focuses on

monitoring changes in electoral law that may suppress the votes of minorities

Which of the following tends to lower voter turnout

most elections are for low-visibility offices

A ________ was a state-imposed tax on voters as a prerequisite for voting

poll tax

The _______________ requirement was included in the Voting Rights Act to ensure that states that had previously restricted the political participation of minorities could not use redistricting for partisan gain and against the interest of minority groups

preclearance

In Texas, special elections are used to

ratify amendments to the Texas Constitution

Texas was the first state in the South to

ratify the women's suffrage amendment

The process of ________ involves recalculating how many congressional districts each state will receive based on the state's population

reapportionment

Which scenario would make a runoff primary most likely to occur

six candidates are all running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate

Which offshoot of the Democratic Party preselected candidates for the Democratic primary and prohibited African Americans from participating

the Jaybird Party

In 1923, the Texas Legislature established ____________________ to prohibit African Americans from voting in the Democratic primary

the White primary

Suffrage refers to

the right to vote

What happens when a voter engages in straight-ticket voting

the voter can check one box at the top of the ballot for one party and this will then cast a vote for each candidate on the ballot with that party's affiliation

How much can an individual donate to a campaign for a state-level, nonjudicial office, such as for governor

there is no limit

The poll tax was made illegal in federal elections with the passage of the

twenty-fourth amendment

Texas used a system of early registration until 1971 that required which of the following:

voters had to register to vote more than nine months before the general election and were required to register to vote every year

What is the most basic and fundamental duty citizens have in a democracy

voting

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

When do Texans vote in general elections to elect members of Congress

Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even-numbered years

In 2011, the Texas legislature passed a voter identification law that requires a photo identification in order to vote. Which form of photo identification is acceptable?

Department of Public Safety-issued personal ID card

When deciding how to vote, people will use mental shortcuts. Political scientists call these shortcuts

cues

Which individuals are legally disqualified from voting

individuals who have been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent

The _________________ begins with primary elections and concludes with general elections

electoral cycle

The most recent census was conducted 2020, with a reapportionment completed soon after based on its results. Assuming the Texas population increased from its 2010 total, as a result of this reapportionment, Texas will most likely

gain seats in the U.S. House of Representatives

Which of the following are the most important factors that influence whether or not someone votes

income level and education