Govt Chapt. 4 Quiz – Flashcards

By 1999, Republicans took over complete control of all statewide offices. True False

In South Texas, Democrats control many cities, towns, and school boards due to the large Latino population. True False

The degree to which members of the Texas Republican Party have become more conservative and members of the Texas Democratic Party have become more liberal is referred to as a. the two-party system. b. partisan polarization. c. partisan allegiance. d. party factionalism. e. partisan drift.

By about the 1940s, a split between liberal and conservatives developed in the Democratic Party that focused on a. war and New Deal economic policies. b. taxes and war. c. New Deal economic policies and civil rights measures. d. labor and civil rights measures. e. education and civil rights measures.

In Texas, which group is most likely to support the Republican Party? a. women b. Jewish Americans c. the wealthy d. African Americans e. Latinos

One of the reasons why party politics in Texas differs from that of other southern states is because a. Texas was once its own country. b. Texas is larger and more economically developed than most other southern states. c. Texas borders Mexico. d. Texas has much higher voter turnout than most other southern states. e. most other southern states have a historically larger African American population than Texas.

Conservative Democrats in Texas are also known as a. Libertarians. b. Yellow Dog Democrats. c. Republicans. d. Blue Dog Democrats. e. Populist Democrats.

________ believe that they can have more influence in state politics if they become a force to be reckoned with within the Republican Party. a. Occupy members b. Libertarians c. Independents d. Tea Party members e. Conservative Republicans

________ 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. a. Proportional representation b. At-large representation c. Duverger's Law d. Multimember representation e. A single-member district

In the 2010 general election, every official elected at the state level was Republican. True False

Texas voters, without other information, use the party affiliation of the candidates as a way to decide for whom to vote. True False

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. a. Constitutionalist b. Shivercrat c. Natural Law d. Dixiecrat e. La Raza Unida

The main role of the precinct conventions is to select delegates to the ________ and possibly to submit resolutions that may eventually become part of the party platform. a. county convention b. state executive committee c. state convention d. precinct convention e. national convention

The Libertarian Party can be considered a. fiscal liberals and social conservatives. b. ideologically neutral. c. fiscal and social conservatives. d. fiscal conservatives and social liberals. e. fiscal and social liberals.

The Occupy movement is a political movement interested in limiting the influence of ________ in American politics. a. political parties b. Wall Street and big business c. foreign countries d. interest groups e. the media

The process of ________ occurs throughout our early years, when parents, religious leaders, teachers, and others influence our partisan identifications. a. indoctrination b. political partisanship c. political culture d. acculturation e. political socialization

African Americans have the largest percentage share of voters in Texas. True False

The fastest-growing demographic group in Texas is ________, the majority of whom vote ________. a. Hispanic; Democratic b. African American; Republican c. African American; Democratic d. Hispanic; Republican e. white; Democratic

The Latino movement known as La Raza Unida occurred during the a. 1920s. b. 1960s. c. 1990s. d. 1940s. e. 1980s.

The ________ convention is a meeting held by a political party following its precinct convention for the purpose of electing delegates to its state convention. a. county b. suburban c. city d. special district e. regional

The Dixiecrat movement led by Strom Thurmond in 1948 opposed the segregationist ideas of President Truman. True False

Which demographic group has the largest percentage share of voters in Texas? a. whites b. Native Americans c. African Americans d. Latinos e. Asians

Partisan polarization refers to situations in which members of the same political party begin to fight over policy and ideological issues. True False

All of the following are principles generally supported by the Tea Party movement EXCEPT a. low taxes. b. increased immigration. c. term limits. d. low government spending. e. balanced budgets

The pattern, beginning in the 1950s, of Texans voting for a Republican president but sticking with conservative Democrats for state offices is called a. presidential Republicanism. b. the Eisenhower syndrome. c. Yellow Dog democracy. d. the Republicrat movement. e. the white primary.

After 1994, Democrats controlled the Texas House until ________, but Republicans held every statewide office. a. 2000 b. 2002 c. 2008 d. 2010 e. 2012

Duverger's Law states that 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. e. political socialization plays a large role in party identification.

Most Texas Democrats today would be classified as a. liberal. b. moderate. c. independent. d. swing voters. e. undecided.

The mass exodus of more affluent whites from urban areas to suburban areas is sometimes referred to as a. urban withdrawal. b. white flight. c. tax-base erosion. d. urban racism. e. urban sprawl.

The most important role for political parties in Texas elections is to a. fund the candidates' campaigns. b. offer a candidate a label by which he or she can identify with the voters. c. lead get-out-the-vote drives. d. create political action committees. e. fund television and radio campaign advertisements.