Exam 5: Campaigns and Elections

In what case did the Supreme Court rule that a key section of the Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional,which affected a key provision requiring Texas to have its new districts approved by the U.S.Department of Justice?

Which U.S.Supreme Court decision held that confining party membership to white citizens within the Democratic Party in Texas was constitutional?

There is no question that ________ is/are important for candidate success in Texas.

The most important federal law involved in the expansion of the franchise in Texas was the

The poll tax disenfranchised

A closed primary allows only those individuals who________ to participate.

In ________ the U.S.Supreme court held that the state executive committees were acting as agents of the state and were discriminating in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.

The Motor Voter law requires a voter to have a driver's license.

The poll tax was made illegal in federal elections in ________ but remained legal in state elections in Texas until ________.

It is relatively easy for an independent candidate to get on the Texas ballot.

Define in detail the following terms and what the relationship is to elections and voting in Texas: primary election,runoff primary,open primary,closed primary,general election,and early voting.

To register to vote in Texas,a person must have been a resident of Texas for at least 30 days.

One possible solution to reforming redistricting in Texas is to

In Texas,primary elections are usually held in

Texas ranks ________ in the nation in voter participation.

Name recognition often gives ________ a distinct advantage in Texas elections.

The primary elections are the second elections held in an electoral cycle.

General elections for all national,state,and local offices must be held in November.

The Voting Rights Act has been renewed several times since 1965,and new provisions have been added since then.For example,

________ was the first Republican to hold the office of Texas governor since the end of Reconstruction.