TX GOVT 9 – Flashcards

1. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS THAT REPRESENT TEXAS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IS ________. A. 31 B. 36 C. 38 D. 181

2. ________ IS THE BASIC BELIEF SYSTEM THAT GUIDES THE PARTY. A. PARTY IDEOLOGY B. THE PARTY LINE C. THE PARTY PLATFORM D. PARTY IDENTIFICATION

3. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WON TEXAS' ELECTORAL VOTES? A. LYNDON JOHNSON IN 1964 B. JIMMY CARTER IN 1976 C. BILL CLINTON IN 1992 D. BILL CLINTON IN 1996

4. DURING THE TIME OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, WHICH INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATED FOR ANNEXATION AND PEACEFUL RELATIONS WITH THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES OF TEXAS? A. DAVEY CROCKETT B. SAM HOUSTON C. MIRABEAU BUONAPARTE LAMAR D. EDMUND DAVIS

5. WHEN WAS THE FIRST PERIOD OF ONE-PARTY REPUBLICAN POLITICS IN TEXAS? A. RECONSTRUCTION B. THE GAY '90S C. THE ROARING '20S D. THE REPUBLICAN REVOLUTION OF THE 1990S

6. WHAT EMBITTERED MOST TEXANS AND LEFT THEM HOSTILE TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR? A. ABRAHAM LINCOLN B. THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION C. U.S. MILITARY RULE FROM 1866-1869 D. EDMUND J. DAVIS'S GOVERNORSHIP

7. ONE-PARTY DEMOCRATIC DOMINANCE OCCURRED FROM RECONSTRUCTION UNTIL THE A. 1930S. B. 1940S. C. 1950S. D. 1960S.

8. WHAT IS THE PROPER TIME SEQUENCE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE POLITICAL MOVEMENTS/PARTIES, FROM EARLIEST TO LATEST? A. POPULIST PARTY, GREENBACK PARTY, PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT B. PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT, POPULIST PARTY, GREENBACK PARTY C. POPULIST PARTY, PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT, GREENBACK PARTY D. GREENBACK PARTY, POPULIST PARTY, PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT

9. WHAT ALLIANCE ALLOWED THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO DOMINATE STATE POLITICS IN TEXAS FROM THE LATER NINETEENTH CENTURY UNTIL THE MID TWENTIETH CENTURY? A. MERCHANTS AND SMALL FARMERS B. SMALL FARMERS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS C. MERCHANTS AND LANDOWNERS D. OILMEN AND BUSINESSMEN

10. IN THE 1952 AND 1956 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, MANY YELLOW DOG DEMOCRATS BROKE WITH TRADITION AND VOTED FOR A. EARL WARREN. B. ADLAI STEVENSON II. C. LYNDON B. JOHNSON. D. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER.

11. WHO WAS THE FIRST REPUBLICAN ELECTED TO STATEWIDE OFFICE IN TEXAS SINCE THE 1870S? A. JOHN TOWER B. PHIL GRAMM C. LYNDON B. JOHNSON D. BILL CLEMENTS

12. WHOSE ELECTION AS GOVERNOR IN 1978 MARKED THE REAL BEGINNING OF TWO PARTY POLITICS IN TEXAS? A. JOHN TOWER B. PHIL GRAMM C. LYNDON B. JOHNSON D. BILL CLEMENTS

13. IN 1983 PHIL GRAMM WAS ELECTED AS A SENATOR FROM TEXAS IN A SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED BY A. JOHN TOWER. B. PHIL GRAMM. C. GEORGE H. W. BUSH. D. BILL CLEMENTS.

14. TEXAS REPUBLICANS CAPTURED THEIR SECOND SEAT IN THE U.S. SENATE WITH THE ELECTION OF ________ IN 1992. A. ANN RICHARDS B. CLAYTON WILLIAMS C. KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON D. GEORGE W. BUSH

15. WHY HAS FACTIONAL FIGHTING INSIDE THE TEXAS DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIMINISHED SINCE 2000? A. CONSERVATIVE DEFECTIONS TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY B. THE NEED TO PRESENT A UNITED FRONT TO THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY C. BETTER STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERSHIP D. NONE OF THESE ANSWERS IS CORRECT.

16. IN 2014, THE LOSING DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS WAS A. WENDY DAVIS. B. JOAQUIN CASTRO. C. JULIAN CASTRO. D. GREG ABBOTT.

17. TODAY IN TEXAS, WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN FACTIONS IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY? A. SOCIAL VALUE CONSERVATIVES AND BUSINESS VALUE PROGRESSIVES B. BUSINESS VALUE PROGRESSIVES AND BUSINESS VALUE CONSERVATIVES C. BUSINESS VALUE CONSERVATIVES AND SOCIAL VALUE CONSERVATIVES D. SOCIAL VALUE CONSERVATIVES AND EVANGELICAL CONSERVATIVES

18. IN TEXAS, THE TEA PARTY IS MOST CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE A. DEMOCRATIC PARTY. B. REPUBLICAN PARTY. C. LIBERTARIAN PARTY. D. AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY.

19. IN 1996, GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH WAS REELECTED WITH ________ PERCENT OF REGISTERED VOTERS VOTING FOR HIM. A. 18 B. 49 C. 51 D. 69

20. LABOR-INTENSIVE POLITICS HISTORICALLY INCLUDED ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT A. BROADCAST ADVERTISING. B. SELECTING CANDIDATES. C. ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS. D. PRINTING ELECTION BALLOTS.

21. THE NEWEST ELEMENT OF CAPITAL-INTENSIVE POLITICS IS THE USE OF ________ TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH LIKELY VOTERS. A. E-MAIL B. THE INTERNET C. SOCIAL MEDIA D. AUTODIALING APPS WITH PRERECORDED MESSAGES

22. THE PENDLETON ACT OF 1883 ESTABLISHED A CLASS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSITIONS THAT WOULD BE FILLED AS A RESULT OF A. POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS. B. COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS. C. A RANDOM LOTTERY. D. NOMINATION BY THE PRESIDENT AND APPROVAL BY THE U.S. SENATE.

23. TO MAINTAIN BALLOT STATUS IN TEXAS, A THIRD PARTY MUST GARNER AT LEAST __ PERCENT OF THE VOTE IN A STATEWIDE ELECTION. A. 0.5 B. 1.5 C. 2.0 D. 5.0

24. WHICH THIRD PARTY EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SMALL GOVERNMENT AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY? A. LIBERTARIAN PARTY B. GREEN PARTY C. NATURAL LAW PARTY D. REFORM PARTY

25. WHICH THIRD PARTY EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY? A. LIBERTARIAN PARTY B. GREEN PARTY C. NATURAL LAW PARTY D. REFORM PARTY

26. THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE HAS ITS MOST PROFOUND IMPACT ON POLITICAL PARTY ACTIVITY IN WHAT AREA(S)? A. PARTY ORGANIZATION AND FUNDRAISING B. CANDIDATE SELECTION C. CONDUCT OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS D. ALL OF THESE ANSWERS ARE CORRECT.

27. WHAT IS THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE PERMANENT PARTY ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS? A. WARD CHAIR B. DISTRICT CHAIR C. COUNTY CHAIR D. PRECINCT CHAIR

28. (P. 248) IN TEXAS THE DEMOCRATIC STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF __ MEMBERS, EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN. A. 30 B. 62 C. 150 D. 302

29. THE STATE PARTY CHAIR IS SELECTED BY A. THE NATIONAL PARTY CHAIR. B. MAIL-IN BALLOTS FROM ALL PRECINCT CHAIRS. C. THE STATE'S TOP RANKING OFFICE HOLDER. D. THE STATE CONVENTION.

30. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF THE PRECINCT CONVENTION? A. SELECTION OF DELEGATES TO THE COUNTY CONVENTION B. ELECTION OF PERMANENT OFFICERS C. SELECTION OF CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL OFFICES D. NOMINATING LOCAL DELEGATES TO THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE

31. HOW LONG AFTER THE PRECINCT CONVENTION IS THE COUNTY CONVENTION HELD? A. 2 DAYS B. 1 WEEK C. 2 WEEKS D. 1 MONTH

32. THE TEXAS PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY IS HELD IN WHAT MONTH? A. FEBRUARY B. MARCH C. APRIL D. MAY

33. COMPARED TO PRIMARY SYSTEM, THE CAUCUS SYSTEM REQUIRES MORE A. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION. B. LOCAL ORGANIZATION. C. GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL PARTY. D. MASS MEDIA BUYS.