Reading quiz 9-voting in Tx

Texas extended voting rights to which of the following groups even before federal laws were passed? African American men military personal stationed in Texas but without Texas residency African American women young voters in lowering the voting age to eighteen nonresidents

African American women

Which of the following accurately describes voter registration requirements in Texas? Residency must be established in the state for ninety days. Citizens must register to vote at least thirty days before an election. Voter registration requirements are set at the municipal level. Voter registration must take place at a county seat. Residents must reregister before each gubernatorial election.

Citizens must register to vote at least thirty days before an election.

Which of the following statements describes early voting in Texas? Early voting is only permitted for military personnel Early voting is only permitted for specific given reasons since 2000. Early voting is permitted only for those who will be out of state on Election Day. Early voting is permitted without giving a specific reason since 1998. Early voting is only allowed in presidential elections.

Early voting is permitted without giving a specific reason since 1998.

Which of the following accurately describes the Help America Vote Act? It effectively standardized election procedures. It created the early voting option It made the use of literacy tests illegal It banned the use of electronic voting devices It applied only to southern states with a history of voter intimidation

It effectively standardized election procedures.

Second-order elections refer to elections that occurred prior to the Help America Vote Act an election in which the national chief executive is elected an election that occurs after the primary election. local party bosses who use the patronage system for jobs and benefits. an election in which offices below the national chief executive are elected.

an election in which offices below the national chief executive are elected.

Which of the following is not an example of direct democracy? referendum initiative recall elections general elections elections on constitutional amendments

general elections

The candidate who already holds the office up for election is called the incumbent challenger party official. governor suffragette

incumbent

An electoral candidate without a political party affiliation has the daunting task of creating his or her own primary election is not allowed to run for the office of governor. is called an independent candidate must compete in at least one primary election must declare a party affiliation upon winning office.

is called an independent candidate

Electronic voting in Texas is financially less expensive than the use of paper ballots. is financially costly but perceived as a necessary investment is much less popular following the 2000 presidential election is prohibited in most Texas counties is required by federal law only in states with a history of discrimination.

is financially costly but perceived as a necessary investment

Which of the following barriers to voting in post-Reconstruction Texas was rarely used? literacy test grandfather clause poll tax white primary intimidation

literacy test

the election contest is restricted to voters who have not declared a party affiliation. the election contest excludes supporters of other political parties. voters do not have to declare party affiliation to participate. independent voters may only participate in one party's primary raiding by voters of other parties is allowed.

the election contest excludes supporters of other political parties.

On what day are national elections held? the first Tuesday in November the second Tuesday in November November 6 the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November the first Tuesday after the second Monday in November

the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November

Voter turnout refers to the number of people casting ballots in a given election the number of people registered to vote in a given election. the number of candidates on a ballot in a given election the number of the population eligible to participate in an election the number of voters turned away from voting locations sue to ineligibility.

the number of people casting ballots in a given election

Suffrage refers to the right to find employment the right to vote the service a person provides a community. the official name of a U.S. Supreme Court decision. involuntary servitude.

the right to vote

In an open primary election the election contest is restricted to voters who have not declared a party affiliation . the election contest excludes supporters of other political parties. voters are permitted to vote any time during election week independent voters are excluded from voting voters do not have to declare party affiliation to participate.

voters do not have to declare party affiliation to participate.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was initiated by the U.S. federal government, not the Texas state government. eliminated the use of the white primary was initiated by the Texas state government, not the U.S. federal government eliminated the use of the poll tax. ended federal monitoring of elections in the states.

was initiated by the U.S. federal government, not the Texas state government.

What eliminated the use of white primaries in Texas? state law federal law an amendment to the U.S. Constitution an amendment to the Texas Constitution a U.S. Supreme Court decision

a U.S. Supreme Court decision