Exam 4: Political Parties

Although the Democratic Party dominated state politics for much of the twentieth century,by the 1950s it faced internal divisions between ________ and ________ Democrats.

By about the 1940s,a split between liberals and conservatives developed in the Democratic Party that focused on

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,Texas was a competitive,two-party state.

Which is the most important function of parties in Texas?

In the post-Civil War era,the only parts of Texas that showed significant Republican leanings were

Blue Dog Democrats are becoming more and more popular in Texas.

________ 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.

Duverger's Law states that single-member districts result in two-party systems.

How would you explain what political parties are and why Texas has a two-party system?

Which demographic group has the largest percentage share of voters in Texas?

Conservative Democrats in Texas are also known as

What is a political party?

Has Texas always been a predominantly conservative state? How does this question tie in to the state's shift from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party since the 1960s?

Which movement has had the largest impact on state legislative races in recent years?

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

How does strong partisan ideology serve to weaken Texas's political parties?

Most of the African American population of Texas is concentrated in

Political parties to some extent help in

The Libertarian Party can be considered

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