Question 1

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

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A)   get Tea Party-supported candidates on the ballot, but under the Republican party label.
B)   get the experience necessary to become a major party.
C)   split the vote among multiple candidates to force runoff elections.
D)   bypass state ballot access guidelines for third party candidates.

Question 2

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

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A)   Barack Obama
B)   Bill Clinton
C)   Jimmy Carter
D)   Ann Richards

Question 3

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

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A)   racial integration
B)   military intervention in Vietnam
C)   education policy
D)   economic policy A

Question 4

Between 2008 and 2018, countywide elections in Dallas County

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A)   were split 50-50 by Democrats and Republicans.
B)   were swept by Republicans.
C)   were swept by Democrats.
D)   were split equally by Democrats, Republicans, and Libertarians.

Question 5

Between 1927 and 1949, how many Republicans were in the Texas legislature?

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A)   15
B)   0
C)   25
D)   50

Question 6

Similar to other southern states, Texas is

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A)   religious and socially conservative.
B)   socially liberal and not religious.
C)   ethnically homogenous.
D)   ideologically diverse.

Question 7

Texas voters often use the party affiliation of the candidates as a way to make voting decisions.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

Since 1994, the state government of Texas

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A)   has been controlled equally by the two major parties.
B)   often shifts in terms of which party is in control.
C)   has been dominated by the Democratic Party.
D)   has been dominated by the Republican Party.

Question 9

Presidential Republicanism describes a pattern when Texan voters would vote for a Republican president and

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A)   conservative Republicans for state offices.
B)   conservative Democrats for state offices.
C)   conservative Democrats for the U.S. House and Senate.
D)   conservative Republicans for the U.S. House and Senate.

Question 10

What is the most basic level of the permanent party organization in Texas?

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A)   ward chair
B)   district chair
C)   county chair
D)   precinct chair

Question 11

Texas Republicans have held all major statewide elected offices since 1980.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In Texas, political parties help candidates by providing

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A)   legal assistance to respond to policy challenges.
B)   fundraising for constitutional amendments.
C)   training for a campaign.
D)   materials needed to run a negative campaign. C

Question 13

________ is a system of representation that encourages third-party voting because it allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the total vote.

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A)   Proportional representation
B)   Duverger's Law
C)   A single-member district
D)   Multimember representation

Question 14

Duverger's Law states that

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A)   proportional representation systems result in two-party systems.
B)   one-party systems are the result of white flight.
C)   single-member district systems result in two-party systems.
D)   presidential Republicanism results in ticket splitting.

Question 15

The ________ movement was a movement during the 1950s in which conservative Democrats in Texas supported Republican candidate Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency because many of those conservative Democrats believed that the national Democratic Party had become too liberal.

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A)   Dixiecrat
B)   La Raza Unida
C)   Shivercrat
D)   Constitutionalist

Question 16

Partisan polarization makes it difficult to get legislation passed in the legislature.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Libertarian Party can be considered

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A)   fiscal and social liberals.
B)   fiscal conservatives and social liberals.
C)   fiscal and social conservatives.
D)   fiscal liberals and social conservatives.

Question 18

Local issues are always ideological in nature.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The ________ convention is a meeting held by a political party following its precinct convention for the purpose of electing delegates to its state convention.

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A)   city
B)   regional
C)   county
D)   special district

Question 20

Why don't Texans vote for third parties?

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A)   Because Texas employs what is known as a "first past the post," single-member district electoral system, it makes it difficult for third party candidates to win elections.
B)   Third-party candidates really do not make a real effort to win.
C)   Third-party candidates do not establish clear-cut positions on issues where there is broad agreement.
D)   Third-party candidates develop a campaign strategy that is too narrowly focused.

Exam 4: Political Parties

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

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

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

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Between 2008 and 2018, countywide elections in Dallas County

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Between 1927 and 1949, how many Republicans were in the Texas legislature?

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Similar to other southern states, Texas is

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Texas voters often use the party affiliation of the candidates as a way to make voting decisions.

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Since 1994, the state government of Texas

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Presidential Republicanism describes a pattern when Texan voters would vote for a Republican president and

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What is the most basic level of the permanent party organization in Texas?

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Texas Republicans have held all major statewide elected offices since 1980.

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In Texas, political parties help candidates by providing

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________ is a system of representation that encourages third-party voting because it allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the total vote.

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Duverger's Law states that

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The ________ movement was a movement during the 1950s in which conservative Democrats in Texas supported Republican candidate Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency because many of those conservative Democrats believed that the national Democratic Party had become too liberal.

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Partisan polarization makes it difficult to get legislation passed in the legislature.

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The Libertarian Party can be considered

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Local issues are always ideological in nature.

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The ________ convention is a meeting held by a political party following its precinct convention for the purpose of electing delegates to its state convention.

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Why don't Texans vote for third parties?

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