front 1 The Terrell Election Law enabled political party members to | back 1 select political party nominees by allowing a direct primaries |
front 2 Organizations that raise and then contribute money to political candidates are known as | back 2 political action committees |
front 3 Money spent by political parties on behalf of political candidates, especially for the purposes of increasing voter registration and turnout is called | back 3 soft money |
front 4 Which is not a legal voting qualification in Texas? | back 4 Being a nonresident of the state |
front 5 Texas' political culture can best be described as | back 5 a mix of traditionalistic and individualistic. |
front 6 For a name to be placed on the general-election ballot, a candidate must be either a party nominee or an independent and | back 6 win 5 percent of any statewide office |
front 7 Which of the following is not an argument put forward by those opposed to the voter ID law? | back 7 It would only an advantage to minorities. |
front 8 Which of the following is not a demographic variable that affects turnout at the polls? | back 8 Residency |
front 9 The total number of persons in the United States who are 18 years of age or older, regardless of citizenship, military status, felony conviction, or mental state defines | back 9 voting age population |
front 10 Which of the following concerning Texas elections is correct? | back 10 In presidential elections, as the turnout nationally has declined since 1960, Texas's turnout has actually increased |
front 11 According to the authors, what is the defining characteristic of representative democracies? | back 11 Elections |
front 12 Once they register, voters are automatically sent renewals at their address of record by | back 12 January 1st in even-numbered years |
front 13 The primary enforcement of regulations of state campaign laws is the responsibility of the | back 13 Texas Ethics Commission |
front 14 What year was the Texas Constitution amended to extend the terms (from two years to four years) for the governor and other major administrative officials? | back 14 1972 |
front 15 Texas requires that all ballots and election materials be printed in other languages in addition to English if
| back 15 counties have at least 5 percent or greater language minority. |
front 16 General elections in Texas are held on the | back 16 Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years. |
front 17 Which of the following is not part of the new media | back 17 Major traditional networks |
front 18 What is it technically called when a person who identifies with one political party opts to vote in the other party's primary to influence its outcome? | back 18 Crossover voting |