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Which statement about elections is true?

Elections provide a broad range of voters' public policy expectations.

Which statement expresses and unwritten rule about the proper conduct to be undertaken in Texas elections?

Opponents must offer handshakes even in bitter elections.

Which of the following statements about election mandates is accurate?

Winning candidates usually claim a mandate for the policies they advocated for on the campaign trail.

Why are elections in Texas separated and scheduled at different times?

To minimize the convergence of issues in state and local races.

Which statement about direct primaries in Texas is true?

They do not require formal party membership.

If no candidate in a primary election receives a majority of votes, what happens?

The two top vote-getters face each other in a runoff election.

Which statement about poll tax in Texas is true?

The poll tax was instituted to prevent African Americans from building coalitions with low-income whites.

There are nearly 2 million ________ living in Texas who are prohibited from voting.

noncitizens

What term is used to describe the redistricting tactic of dividing minority communities and attaching them to predominantly nonminority communities?

Cracking

Generally speaking, the federal courts have ruled that race and ethnicity ________ in drawing legislative boundaries.

cannot be the predominant factor

What watershed event spurred the adoption of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment in 1971, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18?

The Vietnam War.

Which of the following denied African Americans the right to vote in the Democratic primary in Texas in the first half of the twentieth century?

The White Primary.

What is one of the dangers of sophisticated targeting of voters by campaign consultants?

Political debate may become fractured by the segmentation of the electorate.

When Texas was a one-party Democratic state, __________.

the only election that really mattered was the Democratic primary.

Which statement about campaign consulting in Texas is true?

Few candidates for major offices run without using the services of campaign consultants.

Which of these is an example of controlled media?

Billboards.

Which of these is an example of uncontrolled media?

Newspaper articles.

How has segmentation of voters influenced direct mail?

It allows direct-mail messages to be narrowly crafted for a specific demographic.

Money contributed from which source is most difficult to track, raising concerns that this lack of transparency hinders democratic government in Texas?

501(c) organizations and 527 committees.

Why is it hard to track the role of money in state and local elections?

No single place exists to collect all the information.

PACs affiliated with _________ spend the most money to influence Texas elections.

businesses

Who spent more than $50 million of his own money to run against Rick Perry in 2002 and lost?

Tony Sanchez.

Why have campaigns become more expensive?

Increased use of electronic media.

General elections for state and federal offices ____________.

are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.

The campaign reform law enacted in 1973 by the Texas legislature established ______________.

disclosure requirements.

In democracy, elections allow the people to hold elected officials accountable, but only if ______________.

voters are offered clear alternatives.

Which statement applies to most local elections?

They typically have much lower turnout than statewide elections.

Which of the following reforms replaced a more restrictive voter registration provision in Texas?

Permitting permanent voter registration.

Which of the following statements about primary elections is true?

They draw more ideologically extreme voters than general elections.

What is the typical relationship between campaigns and the media?

Adversarial.

Why are elections fundamentally important in democracies?

Elections ensure popular support and legitimacy for elected officials.

Which political leader gave the famous "Ballot or Bullet" speech?

Malcolm X

Which type of restrictive voting law is no longer employed today?

Poll Taxes.

Which statement is true as a result of Shelby vs. Holder?

States that were previously subject to preclearance no longer have to get changes in voting procedures preapproved by the Department of Justice.

Which Supreme Court case resulted in a significant growth in independent advocacy groups, known as 501(c) organizations and 527 committees?

Citizens United vs. FEC.

Which statement about laws regulating campaign finance in Texas is true?

There are no limits on the amount of money and individual can contribute to most candidates.

Which of the following is a traditional grass-roots campaign tool?

Door-to-door campaigning.

Why was the federal Motor Voter Registration law opposed by Texas Republicans?

They feared the act would benefit the Democratic Party.

The campaign reform law enacted in 1973

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Which of the following statements about primary elections in Texas is true quizlet?

Which of the following statements about primary elections in Texas is true? Texas has open primaries, meaning that voters are not required to declare a party affiliation; however, voters may only vote in one party's primary during a single primary period.

Who can vote in a closed primary election quizlet?

An open primary is a primary election in which any registered voter can vote in any party's primary. In a closed primary, only voters registered for the party which is holding the primary may vote.

What is true of local elections quizlet?

Local elections are usually held in odd-numbered years. Local elections are usually non-partisan. Local elections are usually decided by majority vote, with runoffs when necessary.

What is the difference between a closed and an open primary?

In a closed primary, registered voters must declare their party affiliation on, or prior to, election day and receive only the ballot of their party choice. In an open primary, any voter can participate regardless of party affiliation.