Govt Chapter 3-4

In Texas, voting requirements include citizenship, age, and a residency requirement of at least ______ days in the election district immediately preceding election day.

30

The agents of the political socialization process are:

All responses are correct

Until 1985, Texans were prohibited under the _____ from purchasing any labor intensive items on Sunday.

Blue Laws

Which of the following terms is also defined as the right to vote?

Both Franchise and Suffrage

Which group is the strongest supporter of restoring funding to education and human services in Texas?

Democrats

Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Party represented the agricultural interests of the nation while Jefferson's party articulated the issues of the emerging industrial sector.

False

The origin of the modern political party actually began in the 1600's when Thomas Osborne the Duke of Danbury founded the Whig Party (the pro-king group) and Anthony AshleyCooper, the Earl of Shaftesbury founded the Tory Party (anti-king group).

False

In the 1840s, a national third party movement known as the ___advocated strong anti-immigrant policies and the prohibition of Catholics and any foreign-born residents of the United States from holding public office.

Greenbackers

A/An ____ is a comprehensive system of political beliefs about the nature of people and society.

Ideology

_____ are voters that are not committed to any political party.

Independents

___ is defined as the political, economic and social concept that places primary emphasis on the worth, freedom, and well-being of the individual rather than on a group, society, or the nation.

Individualism

_____ are voters that are not committed to any political party.

Libertarians

To avoid a run-off primary election in Texas, a candidate must win his/her election with a [ Select ] ["Majority", "Plurality"] vote of 50 percent plus one and to be declared the victor in a general election, the candidate must win the election with a simple [ Select ] ["Plurality", "Majority"] vote.

Majority/Plurality

Which of the following legislative priorities would large numbers of Texas Republicans be most likely to support?

Most likely to support freezing new spending or taxes.

The formal ____ refers to the party professionals who run the party at the national, state and local levels.

Party Organization

A political party's ___is a statement of principles and objectives espoused by a party's candidate that is used during a campaign to win support from voters.

Platform

_____ is defined as the pattern of individual attitudes and orientations towards politics among members of a political system.

Political Culture

_____ is the belief that one's political participation influences the course of political events.

Political Efficacy

An/A _____ is an organization whose members are sufficiently homogeneous to band together for the overt purpose of winning elections which then entitles them to exercise government power, in order to enjoy the influence, prerequisites, and advantages of authority.

Political Party

The _____ is the lowest level of the political party structure.

Precinct

A Primary election is an intraparty election used by political parties to select a candidate to run in the General election and the candidate who wins the General election is the person who will actually hold the political office.

Primary - General - General

What do the Federal Election Commission and the Texas Ethics Commission do?

Regulates campaign financing for elections in Texas.

Awards, perks and the benefits of association with membership in an interest group are collectively known as ___.

Selective Benefits

By casting a _____ ballot, voters can cast all of their choices for one political party by pushing only one button.

Straight-Ticket

The Texas Democratic Party uses a unique approach called the ___ to select both its candidate and delegates to the party's national convention.

Texas Delegate Bowl

Which of the following statements about primary elections in Texas is true?

Texas has closed primaries, requiring that voters be registered with the party to vote in that primary; however, Texans can decided their party affiliation up to and on the day of the primary election

Political parties differ from interest groups in that the public expects parties to do what?

To organize government.

Both the NAACP and the ACLU have successfully used litigation to accomplish their bottom-line issues.

True

One role for minor parties (third parties) in a two-party system is that they will sometimes articulate new ideas that may eventually be taken over by one or both of the major parties.

True

A special election would be held in which of the following circumstances?

When a legislative or congressional seat becomes vacant before the end of the current office holder's term.

In a nonpartisan election, candidates run _______a political party label.

Without

If the name on your identification does not match the name on the official voter rolls, whathappens?

You may cast a provisional ballot.