CH. 4 & 6 - quizzes

The Latino movement known as La Raza Unida mostly occurred during the

1970s.

How long must a former member of a governing body or former executive head of a regulatory agency wait before he or she can lobby that agency?

2 years

Political interest groups whose sources of funding do not need to be disclosed are known as what kind of interest group?

Dark money groups

Which type of group contributed the most to candidates running for seats in the Texas Legislature in 2020?

Ideological/single issue

No Democrat has won Texas in a presidential race since ________.

Jimmy Carter

In Texas today, rural areas have become more ______________, while urban areas have become more ___________.

Republican; Democratic

In Texas, what is the most fundamental and local level of party organization?

precincts

Political action committees engage in which of the following activities?

raise money and donate to political candidates

What kind of electoral districts are used in Texas?

single-member districts

Which of the following is part of the party structure in Texas?

state executive committee

Latinos and African Americans in Texas

tend to support Democratic candidates for office.

Receiving the benefits of collective action without contributing is known as

the "free rider problem."

The corruption scandals in the legislature in the early 1990s led to the creation of

the state ethics commission.

In Texas, political parties help candidates by providing

training for a campaign.

TRUE/FALSE - Interest groups must make sure that policy makers can trust that the information they are providing is true.

true

TRUE/FALSE - Interest groups often offer incentives to join, such as selective benefits, to overcome the free rider problem.

true

TRUE/FALSE - Most Texans do not contact public officials or elected representatives very often.

true

TRUE/FALSE - Political action committees help interest groups bundle campaign donations.

true

TRUE/FALSE - Texas Democrats have been relegated to minority status in the state since 1994.

true

TRUE/FALSE - The Shivercrats believed that the Democratic Party had become too liberal.

true

TRUE/FALSE - The Tea Party has been one of the most successful political movements in Texas.

true

TRUE/FALSE - When running for office, incumbents are more likely than challengers to receive large campaign contributions.

true

Which statement best describes the evolution of the party system in Texas?

The Democratic Party was dominant in the post-Civil War period, and the Republican Party became dominant beginning in the 1990s.

Parties use social media for which of the following?

voter mobilization

Which of the following is an example of the free rider problem?

when an individual benefits from everyone else's contributions

The temporary party organization only gets activated

when there is a campaign for the party to organize.

Which of the following is true about partisanship in Texas?

Urban areas are strongly Democratic.

GOTV initiatives by interest groups are best described as

efforts to support a candidate or cause on Election Day.

How often do political parties in Texas hold their state conventions?

every two years

TRUE/FALSE - As of 2020, most Democrats in Texas today consider themselves to be "Blue Dog Democrats."

false

TRUE/FALSE - Dark money is political money that comes from donors whose names must always be disclosed.

false

TRUE/FALSE - In Texas, the most local level of a party organization is the county.

false

TRUE/FALSE - Issue advocacy is coordinated spending between an interest group and a candidate for elected office.

false

TRUE/FALSE - Local issues are always ideological in nature.

false

TRUE/FALSE - Most Texans are actively engaged in what goes on in their neighborhoods and communities.

false

TRUE/FALSE - The Libertarian Party is both socially and economically liberal.

false

TRUE/FALSE - The only individuals who need to register as lobbyists in Austin are those employed by political action committees (PACs).

false

TRUE/FALSE - The primary function of the precinct convention is to write the party platform.

false

TRUE/FALSE - Under a system of proportional representation, each district only has one representative.

false

The revolving door refers to

former legislators using their influence to lobby the legislature.

If you are a lobbyist, it is your job to

influence government decision makers on behalf of an interest group.

When individuals or interest groups take out ads concerning a campaign issue but do not tie them directly to any particular candidate, it is best known as

issue advocacy.

Interest groups often employ people to act as advocates for their goals. Such individuals meet with members of the legislature and other officeholders to help win support for the interest group. What are these individuals most often known as?

lobbyists

The practice of combining several individual campaign contributions into one larger contribution from a group in order to increase the group's impact is known as

bundling.

"The Lobby" referred to which type of interest group in twentieth-century Texas?

business groups

How is the precinct chair selected?

by voters in the Party Primary

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is best described as what kind of interest group?

civil rights

Which group had the most power in Texas politics during the early 1900s?

conservative Democrats

In Texas, what convention is held by political parties after its precinct convention in order to elect delegates to its state convention?

county

Which best explains why third parties do not win many elections in Texas?

Voters believe their votes are wasted if they vote.

The exodus of more affluent White people from urban areas to suburban areas is sometimes referred to as

White flight.