GOVT 2306 Exam 2 - Questions and Answers

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GOVT 2306 Exam 2 - Questions and Answers When people vote in a primary election, they are selecting a party's candidate for the general election Why are statewide officials such as the governor and ... lieutenant governor elected in nonpresidential years? It prevents presidential candidates from influencing the outcome of Texas races. The _______________ requirement was included in the Voting Rights Act to ensure that states that had previously restricted the political participation of minorities could not use redistricting for partisan gain and against the interest of minority groups. Preclearance A ________ was a state-imposed tax on voters as a prerequisite for voting. poll tax What type of primary allows a voter to choose on Election Day which party they will vote for? open primary In Texas, special elections are used to ratify amendments to the Texas Constitution. When deciding how to vote, people will use mental shortcuts. Political scientists call these shortcuts cues. In 2011, the Texas legislature passed a voter identification law that requires a photo identification in order to vote. Which form of photo identification is acceptable? Department of Public Safety-issued personal ID card By focusing on influencing the Republican primary elections, the Tea Party movement in Texas is trying to get Tea Party-supported candidates on the ballot, but under the Republican party label. African Americans have been elected mayor of the three largest cities in Texas. The ________ movement was a movement during the 1950s in which conservative Democrats in Texas supported Republican candidate Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency. Shivercrat In Texas today, rural areas have become more ______________, while urban areas have become more ___________. Republican; Democratic ________ 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. Proportional representation The fastest-growing demographic group in Texas is ________, the majority of whom vote ________. Latino; Democratic The Latino movement known as La Raza Unida occurred during the 1960s. What kind of electoral districts are used in Texas? single-member districts In a "first past the post" electoral system, the winner of the election is whoever gets the plurality of the votes. By about the 1940s, a split between liberals and conservatives developed in the Democratic Party that focused on New Deal economic policies and civil rights measures. [Show More]

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