Question 1

What is the purpose of a primary election?

Accepted Answer

A)  to select a party's candidate for the general election 
B)  to select a party's delegates for the state convention 
C)  to select precinct chairs throughout the state 
D)  to select the party's delegates for the precinct convention 
E)  to elect candidates directly to office 
A)  to select a party's candidate for the general election 
B)  to select a party's delegates for the state convention 
C)  to select precinct chairs throughout the state 
D)  to select the party's delegates for the precinct convention 
E)  to elect candidates directly to office

Question 2

Name recognition is essential for candidates running for office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In Texas, why were primary elections more important than general elections during most of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The general election was often fixed. 
B)  The primary election was the only election held in many Texas counties. 
C)  The primary election was open to more voters than the general election. 
D)  In a one-party state, the winner of the primary will most likely win the general election. 
E)  More people voted in the primary elections than the general elections. 
A)  The general election was often fixed. 
B)  The primary election was the only election held in many Texas counties. 
C)  The primary election was open to more voters than the general election. 
D)  In a one-party state, the winner of the primary will most likely win the general election. 
E)  More people voted in the primary elections than the general elections.

Question 4

Suburban counties in Texas are more likely to have

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer registered voters than the Texas average. 
B)  a Republican majority among voters. 
C)  suffered from a declining population. 
D)  older, Democratic voters. 
E)  younger, Democratic voters. 
A)  fewer registered voters than the Texas average. 
B)  a Republican majority among voters. 
C)  suffered from a declining population. 
D)  older, Democratic voters. 
E)  younger, Democratic voters.

Question 5

What do data indicate about races for judicial offices throughout Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Television advertising makes little difference in the election. 
B)  Television ads have a large impact on the election. 
C)  Personal appearances, more than advertising, are the key to victory. 
D)  The support of special interest groups, such as trial lawyers, is the key to electoral success. 
E)  The decisions judges make on the bench have the largest impact on vote choices. 
A)  Television advertising makes little difference in the election. 
B)  Television ads have a large impact on the election. 
C)  Personal appearances, more than advertising, are the key to victory. 
D)  The support of special interest groups, such as trial lawyers, is the key to electoral success. 
E)  The decisions judges make on the bench have the largest impact on vote choices.

Question 6

Which party dominated Texas politics throughout most of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democrats 
B)  Republicans 
C)  Populists 
D)  No party 
E)  Conservatives 
A)  Democrats 
B)  Republicans 
C)  Populists 
D)  No party 
E)  Conservatives

Question 7

The pattern, beginning in the 1950s, of Texans voting for a Republican president but sticking with conservative Democrats for state offices is called

Accepted Answer

A)  yellow-dog democracy. 
B)  presidential Republicanism. 
C)  the white primary. 
D)  the Eisenhower syndrome. 
E)  the Republicrat movement. 
A)  yellow-dog democracy. 
B)  presidential Republicanism. 
C)  the white primary. 
D)  the Eisenhower syndrome. 
E)  the Republicrat movement.

Question 8

Which of the following is not an important level of party organization in the state of Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  precinct 
B)  county 
C)  city 
D)  state 
E)  district 
A)  precinct 
B)  county 
C)  city 
D)  state 
E)  district

Question 9

Which of the following is not a requirement to vote in Texas?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. citizenship 
B)  being at least eighteen years of age 
C)  being a resident of Texas for one year 
D)  being a resident of the county for thirty days 
E)  being a resident of Texas for thirty days 
A)  U.S. citizenship 
B)  being at least eighteen years of age 
C)  being a resident of Texas for one year 
D)  being a resident of the county for thirty days 
E)  being a resident of Texas for thirty days

Question 10

The two most important factors that determine whether someone votes are

Accepted Answer

A)  age and income level. 
B)  income level and education. 
C)  education and ethnicity. 
D)  ethnicity and age. 
E)  age and education. 
A)  age and income level. 
B)  income level and education. 
C)  education and ethnicity. 
D)  ethnicity and age. 
E)  age and education.

Question 11

Describe the history of Texas as a one-party state. Which party dominated Texas politics, and what are the historical origins behind this control? What were some of the ramifications of one-party rule? What caused the rise of a two-party system in Texas?

Accepted Answer

The history of Texas as a one-party stat

Question 12

By 2010, what was the partisan makeup of the Texas legislature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both houses were majority Republican. 
B)  Both houses remained in the control of the Democrats. 
C)  The Democrats controlled the House, and the Republicans had a majority in the Senate. 
D)  The Senate was controlled by Democrats, while the Republicans dominated the House. 
E)  Both houses were evenly split between the Republicans and Democrats. 
A)  Both houses were majority Republican. 
B)  Both houses remained in the control of the Democrats. 
C)  The Democrats controlled the House, and the Republicans had a majority in the Senate. 
D)  The Senate was controlled by Democrats, while the Republicans dominated the House. 
E)  Both houses were evenly split between the Republicans and Democrats.

Question 13

Formally, Texas has a closed primary, but in practice it is an open primary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

John Nance Garner was

Accepted Answer

A)  a powerful lieutenant governor during the 1980s and 1990s. 
B)  the first Republican senator from Texas since Reconstruction. 
C)  a U.S. Speaker of the House from south Texas. 
D)  a Texas governor during the 1910s who opposed women's suffrage. 
E)  considered one of the most powerful state comptrollers in Texas history. 
A)  a powerful lieutenant governor during the 1980s and 1990s. 
B)  the first Republican senator from Texas since Reconstruction. 
C)  a U.S. Speaker of the House from south Texas. 
D)  a Texas governor during the 1910s who opposed women's suffrage. 
E)  considered one of the most powerful state comptrollers in Texas history.

Question 15

The ______ election decides who is elected to an office.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  open 
C)  general 
D)  final 
E)  closed 
A)  primary 
B)  open 
C)  general 
D)  final 
E)  closed

Exam 21: Parties and Elections in Texas

What is the purpose of a primary election?

Name recognition is essential for candidates running for office.

In Texas, why were primary elections more important than general elections during most of the twentieth century?

Suburban counties in Texas are more likely to have

What do data indicate about races for judicial offices throughout Texas?

Which party dominated Texas politics throughout most of the twentieth century?

The pattern, beginning in the 1950s, of Texans voting for a Republican president but sticking with conservative Democrats for state offices is called

Which of the following is not an important level of party organization in the state of Texas?

Which of the following is not a requirement to vote in Texas?

The two most important factors that determine whether someone votes are

Describe the history of Texas as a one-party state. Which party dominated Texas politics, and what are the historical origins behind this control? What were some of the ramifications of one-party rule? What caused the rise of a two-party system in Texas?

By 2010, what was the partisan makeup of the Texas legislature?

Formally, Texas has a closed primary, but in practice it is an open primary.

John Nance Garner was

The ______ election decides who is elected to an office.

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