Question 1

Which statement about committee chairs in the Texas Legislature is true?

Accepted Answer

A) They are always members of the majority party and are elected by members of the committees. 
B) They are always members of the majority party and are appointed by the leaders of the respective chambers. 
C) They usually are distributed to members of both parties and are elected by members of the committees. 
D) They usually are distributed to members of both parties and are appointed by the leaders of the respective chambers. 
A) They are always members of the majority party and are elected by members of the committees. 
B) They are always members of the majority party and are appointed by the leaders of the respective chambers. 
C) They usually are distributed to members of both parties and are elected by members of the committees. 
D) They usually are distributed to members of both parties and are appointed by the leaders of the respective chambers. D

Question 2

​Minor political parties are known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) third parties 
B) ​permanent parties 
C) ​stable parties 
D) ​Democratic parties 
E) Third-party candidates who manage to get on the ballot must win 5percent of the vote for any statewide office or2 percent of the gubernatorial vote to be guaranteed a place on the ballot during the next election 
A) third parties 
B) ​permanent parties 
C) ​stable parties 
D) ​Democratic parties 
E) Third-party candidates who manage to get on the ballot must win 5percent of the vote for any statewide office or2 percent of the gubernatorial vote to be guaranteed a place on the ballot during the next election A

Question 3

In Texas,how is party membership determined?

Accepted Answer

A) the payment of dues 
B) the act of voting in a primary election 
C) the indication of party preference on the voter registration card 
D) attendance at a party convention 
E) all of these 
A) the payment of dues 
B) the act of voting in a primary election 
C) the indication of party preference on the voter registration card 
D) attendance at a party convention 
E) all of these B

Question 4

Define the terms liberal and conservative in the context of modern Texas politics.Explain why these terms can sometimes be of little real use in understanding modern politics.

Accepted Answer

In the context of modern Texas politics,

Question 5

Liberals _____ President Clinton's 1998 decision to intervene in Iraq ,and they _____ President Bush's 2003 intervention in the same country.

Accepted Answer

A) ​favored; opposed 
B) ​opposed; favored 
C) ​favored; also favored 
D) ​opposed; also opposed 
E) ​were not agreed about; also did not agree about 
A) ​favored; opposed 
B) ​opposed; favored 
C) ​favored; also favored 
D) ​opposed; also opposed 
E) ​were not agreed about; also did not agree about

Question 6

Texas has often been described as which type of state until the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) ​a one-party conservative Democratic state 
B) ​a one-party conservative Republican state 
C) ​a competitive two-party state 
D) ​a one-party liberal Democratic state 
E) ​a one-party liberal Republican state 
A) ​a one-party conservative Democratic state 
B) ​a one-party conservative Republican state 
C) ​a competitive two-party state 
D) ​a one-party liberal Democratic state 
E) ​a one-party liberal Republican state

Question 7

Why are state conventions and platforms of little importance to what nominees say and do?

Accepted Answer

A) Candidates for public office are nominated in primaries rather than in conventions. 
B) Candidates raise their own campaign funds independently of the party. 
C) Candidates need to gather support from the large number of voters, not the small number of party activists. 
D) Party organizations in the United States are generally quite weak. 
E) ​centralized 
A) Candidates for public office are nominated in primaries rather than in conventions. 
B) Candidates raise their own campaign funds independently of the party. 
C) Candidates need to gather support from the large number of voters, not the small number of party activists. 
D) Party organizations in the United States are generally quite weak. 
E) ​centralized

Question 8

In 1961,_____ ended the Democrats' monopoly on offices at the state level by winning a special election for the U.S.Senate.

Accepted Answer

A) John Tower 
B) Phil Gramm 
C) Bill Clements 
D) George Bush 
E) Clayton Williams 
A) John Tower 
B) Phil Gramm 
C) Bill Clements 
D) George Bush 
E) Clayton Williams

Question 9

When it comes to ideology,most Texans wouldidentify themselves as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​conservative 
B) ​liberal 
C) moderate 
D) ​centrist 
E) ​left-wing 
A) ​conservative 
B) ​liberal 
C) moderate 
D) ​centrist 
E) ​left-wing

Question 10

What do parties do to get citizens to be more involved in the political process?

Accepted Answer

A) ​persuade them to vote 
B) ​​teach them the informal "rules of the game" 
C) ​teach them the formal "rules of the game" 
D) search for ways to restrict undesirable citizens from participating 
E) ​work to make opposing parties obsolete in political discussion 
A) ​persuade them to vote 
B) ​​teach them the informal "rules of the game" 
C) ​teach them the formal "rules of the game" 
D) search for ways to restrict undesirable citizens from participating 
E) ​work to make opposing parties obsolete in political discussion

Question 11

Who was the first Republican governor of Texas in the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A) John Tower 
B) John Connally 
C) Bill Clements 
D) Rick Perry 
E) The Republican Party continued its dominance of Texas politics. 
A) John Tower 
B) John Connally 
C) Bill Clements 
D) Rick Perry 
E) The Republican Party continued its dominance of Texas politics.

Question 12

Identify and explain the major functions of political parties.Explain how well political parties in Texas perform these functions.Discuss what factors,if any,suggest that the parties are improving in their performance of these functions.

Accepted Answer

Political parties play several major fun

Question 13

It is fair to say that parents​ in general _____.

Accepted Answer

A) pass along their political attitudes and philosophy to their children 
B) are more liberal than their children 
C) ​are more conservative than their children 
D) ​encourage their children to develop their own political attitudes and philosophy 
E) ​encourage their children to support government activity on behalf of the poor 
A) pass along their political attitudes and philosophy to their children 
B) are more liberal than their children 
C) ​are more conservative than their children 
D) ​encourage their children to develop their own political attitudes and philosophy 
E) ​encourage their children to support government activity on behalf of the poor

Question 14

Which statement about conservative and liberal views on the issue of private gun ownership is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Conservatives want more regulation, while liberals want less regulation. 
B) Conservatives want less regulation, while liberals want more regulation. 
C) Both conservatives and liberals favor more regulation. 
D) Both conservatives and liberals favor less regulation. 
E) There is no general trend in how conservatives and liberals view private gun ownership. 
A) Conservatives want more regulation, while liberals want less regulation. 
B) Conservatives want less regulation, while liberals want more regulation. 
C) Both conservatives and liberals favor more regulation. 
D) Both conservatives and liberals favor less regulation. 
E) There is no general trend in how conservatives and liberals view private gun ownership.

Question 15

​How might factions within a political party disrupt party unity?

Accepted Answer

Factions within a political party can di

Question 16

What are political parties required to do when differences exist within the party?

Accepted Answer

A) ​moderate between intraparty differences 
B) ​allow party leaders absolute discretion in selecting party positions 
C) ​select only the positions leaders feel can enable them to win elections 
D) ​select only the positions leaders feel most strongly about, even if it costs them elections 
E) Sometimes, parties have performed these functions well, and sometimes they have not. 
A) ​moderate between intraparty differences 
B) ​allow party leaders absolute discretion in selecting party positions 
C) ​select only the positions leaders feel can enable them to win elections 
D) ​select only the positions leaders feel most strongly about, even if it costs them elections 
E) Sometimes, parties have performed these functions well, and sometimes they have not.

Question 17

When exposed to different social institutions,children _____.

Accepted Answer

A) are generally resistant to changing their overall beliefs due to the strength of their family upbringing 
B) are generally resistant to changing their overall beliefs due to the disorganization of such institutions 
C) ​become more acceptingof views esposused by such institutions, andthus are more willing to leaveparental influences behind 
D) ​become very accepting of views espoused by such institutions, since rarely have they received any direction at home 
E) ​grow to be less supportive of government institutions that seek to help the poor 
A) are generally resistant to changing their overall beliefs due to the strength of their family upbringing 
B) are generally resistant to changing their overall beliefs due to the disorganization of such institutions 
C) ​become more acceptingof views esposused by such institutions, andthus are more willing to leaveparental influences behind 
D) ​become very accepting of views espoused by such institutions, since rarely have they received any direction at home 
E) ​grow to be less supportive of government institutions that seek to help the poor

Question 18

​How have Texas's parties been able to withstand their organizational weaknesses andminimalist permanent party organization?

Accepted Answer

Texas's parties have been able to withst

Question 19

​What do parties aim to do when recruiting political leaders?

Accepted Answer

A) ​persuade potential leaders to restrain their individial ambitions so that the party can achieve its collective purposes 
B) encourage potential leaders to attain their individual ambitions and consider a party's collective purposes as secondary 
C) ​advocate for a small number of issues that individual leaders care about, even if it reduces the chance the party wins elections 
D) ​limit the involvement of ordinary people in the political process 
E) ​encourage all intraparty factions to run their own candidates for election 
A) ​persuade potential leaders to restrain their individial ambitions so that the party can achieve its collective purposes 
B) encourage potential leaders to attain their individual ambitions and consider a party's collective purposes as secondary 
C) ​advocate for a small number of issues that individual leaders care about, even if it reduces the chance the party wins elections 
D) ​limit the involvement of ordinary people in the political process 
E) ​encourage all intraparty factions to run their own candidates for election

Question 20

A fervent belief that government should protect the little people of society from wealthy individuals and corporations has historically been known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) economic conservatism 
B) populism 
C) libertarianism 
D) liberalism 
E) ​Republican parties 
A) economic conservatism 
B) populism 
C) libertarianism 
D) liberalism 
E) ​Republican parties

Which statement about committee chairs in the Texas Legislature is true?

Minor political parties are known as _____.

In Texas,how is party membership determined?

Define the terms liberal and conservative in the context of modern Texas politics.Explain why these terms can sometimes be of little real use in understanding modern politics.

Liberals _ President Clinton's 1998 decision to intervene in Iraq ,and they _ President Bush's 2003 intervention in the same country.

Texas has often been described as which type of state until the 1970s?

Why are state conventions and platforms of little importance to what nominees say and do?

In 1961,_____ ended the Democrats' monopoly on offices at the state level by winning a special election for the U.S.Senate.

When it comes to ideology,most Texans wouldidentify themselves as _____.

What do parties do to get citizens to be more involved in the political process?

Who was the first Republican governor of Texas in the twentieth century?

Identify and explain the major functions of political parties.Explain how well political parties in Texas perform these functions.Discuss what factors,if any,suggest that the parties are improving in their performance of these functions.

It is fair to say that parents in general _____.

Which statement about conservative and liberal views on the issue of private gun ownership is true?

How might factions within a political party disrupt party unity?

What are political parties required to do when differences exist within the party?

When exposed to different social institutions,children _____.

How have Texas's parties been able to withstand their organizational weaknesses andminimalist permanent party organization?

What do parties aim to do when recruiting political leaders?

A fervent belief that government should protect the little people of society from wealthy individuals and corporations has historically been known as _____.

The Context of Texas Politics

The Constitutional Setting

Interest Groups

Voting,campaigns,and Elections

The Texas Legislature

The Governor

The Administrative State

The Judiciary

The Substance of Justice

Local Government

The State Economy and the Financing of State Government

Public Policy: People

Public Policy: Resources

Filters

Exam 4: Political Parties

Which statement about committee chairs in the Texas Legislature is true?

​Minor political parties are known as _____.

In Texas,how is party membership determined?

Define the terms liberal and conservative in the context of modern Texas politics.Explain why these terms can sometimes be of little real use in understanding modern politics.

Liberals _____ President Clinton's 1998 decision to intervene in Iraq ,and they _____ President Bush's 2003 intervention in the same country.

Texas has often been described as which type of state until the 1970s?

Why are state conventions and platforms of little importance to what nominees say and do?

In 1961,_____ ended the Democrats' monopoly on offices at the state level by winning a special election for the U.S.Senate.

When it comes to ideology,most Texans wouldidentify themselves as _____.

What do parties do to get citizens to be more involved in the political process?

Who was the first Republican governor of Texas in the twentieth century?

Identify and explain the major functions of political parties.Explain how well political parties in Texas perform these functions.Discuss what factors,if any,suggest that the parties are improving in their performance of these functions.

It is fair to say that parents​ in general _____.

Which statement about conservative and liberal views on the issue of private gun ownership is true?

​How might factions within a political party disrupt party unity?

What are political parties required to do when differences exist within the party?

When exposed to different social institutions,children _____.

​How have Texas's parties been able to withstand their organizational weaknesses andminimalist permanent party organization?

​What do parties aim to do when recruiting political leaders?

A fervent belief that government should protect the little people of society from wealthy individuals and corporations has historically been known as _____.

The Context of Texas Politics

The Constitutional Setting

Interest Groups

Voting,campaigns,and Elections

The Texas Legislature

The Governor

The Administrative State

The Judiciary

The Substance of Justice

Local Government

The State Economy and the Financing of State Government

Public Policy: People

Public Policy: Resources

Filters

Minor political parties are known as _____.

Liberals _ President Clinton's 1998 decision to intervene in Iraq ,and they _ President Bush's 2003 intervention in the same country.

It is fair to say that parents in general _____.

How might factions within a political party disrupt party unity?

How have Texas's parties been able to withstand their organizational weaknesses andminimalist permanent party organization?

What do parties aim to do when recruiting political leaders?