political parties

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

1970s.

What happens if one person does not receive a majority of the vote in the party's primary election?

A runoff election will be held by the party to determine who will be the nominee to run in the general election.

In the post-Civil War era, the only parts of Texas that showed significant Republican leanings were

German counties in the Texas Hill Country.

Why is the process of political socialization important?

It introduces individuals to the political culture and can help them discover and develop their partisan identification.

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

Jimmy Carter

Which of the following third parties has been most successful in terms of winning elections in Texas?

La Raza Unida

The Tea Party movement advocated for which of the following?

Limited government, lower taxes, and less government spending

By the 1940s, which issues created a split between liberal and conservative members of the Democratic Party?

New Deal economic policies and civil rights measures

_____________ introduces individuals to the political culture and helps people develop their own political beliefs and values.

Political socialization

What could Texas do if it wanted to encourage the development of more third parties?

Replace the single-member district, "first past the post" electoral system with one that uses proportional representation.

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

Republican; Democratic

What event marked a significant change in how Texans began to vote not only in presidential elections but also in state elections?

Ronald Reagan was elected as President.

The ________ movement was a movement during the 1950s in which conservative Democrats in Texas supported Republican candidate Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency.

Shivercrat

Which of the following statements is true, based on a 2022 Texas Tribune and University of Texas poll?

Similar percentages of Texans identify as Democratic or leaning Democratic and Republican or leaning Republican

When former speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill said, "all politics is local," he was talking about how

local issues are not generally ideological.

Members of the Texas Republican Party have become more conservative, and members of the Texas Democratic Party have become more liberal. This trend illustrates

partisan polarization.

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

precincts

Which of these systems of representation encourages third-party voting because it allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the total vote?

proportional representation

The States' Rights Party, also known as the Dixiecrats, split with the national Democratic Party over which issue?

racial integration

What is one of the key functions of the county executive committee in Texas?

running the county's primary elections

What kind of electoral districts are used in Texas?

single-member districts

Which movement has had the largest impact on Texas state legislative races in recent years?

the Tea Party movement

The main role of the precinct conventions is to select delegates to which of the following?

the county convention

In a nonpartisan election ________.

the party affiliation of the candidates does not appear on the ballots

In Texas, which group is responsible for fundraising for the party and establishing the party's policies?

the state executive committee

In Texas, political parties help candidates by providing

training for a campaign.

Which of the following is a major division in the contemporary Republican Party in Texas?

The divide between moderate, pro-business "establishment" Republicans and those who support Trump's populist agenda.

For many voters, without any other information, the party label serves as a cue for which of the following?

The ideology of candidates

Why are social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and Snapchat important for political parties today?

The parties can advertise for their candidates, talk about the other party's faults, and respond to criticism on platforms that reach many different generations of voters.

If you want to attend a party's national convention, you would need to attend which of the following?

The party's state convention

Parties use social media for which of the following?

voter mobilization

In Texas, the county chair is selected by the _________________, while the _______________ selects the state chair and vice chair.

voters in the party primary; state party convention

Between 2008 and 2018, countywide elections in Harris County, Texas

were swept by Democrats.

The temporary party organization only gets activated

when there is a campaign for the party to organize.

In a "first past the post" electoral system, the winner of the election is

whoever gets the plurality of the votes.

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

every two years

Which of the following is the most important way in which parties help voters make decisions during elections?

giving voters a party label they can identify with when deciding how to vote

Although the Democratic Party dominated Texas politics for much of the twentieth century, by the 1950s it faced internal divisions between ________ and ________ Democrats.

liberal; conservative

How is the precinct chair selected?

by voters in the Party Primary

One of the consequences of partisan polarization is that

compromise becomes very difficult, because neither side wants to be seen as "caving in" to the other side.

Presidential Republicanism describes a pattern in which Texas voters would vote for a Republican president and

conservative Democrats for state offices.

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

county

Who can participate in the precinct convention?

Anyone who voted in that party's primary election

Which of the following statements about Black people winning elected office in Texas is accurate?

Black people have been elected mayors of the three largest cities in Texas.

Conservative Democrats in Texas are also known as

Blue Dog Democrats.

What challenges do factions within parties present to party leaders?

These groups have their own priorities, and the party must be able to manage the factions to be able to prevent any of the groups from leaving the party.

By focusing on influencing the Republican primary elections, what is the Tea Party movement in Texas trying to achieve?

To get Tea Party-supported candidates on the ballot, but under the Republican party label

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

White flight.

Which statement correctly describes the requirements for membership in a major political party in Texas?

With no requirements, a registered voter simply chooses which party primary to vote in.

A political party outlines its fundamental principles and positions in which of the following?

a party platform