Politics Test 2 Part 2

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32. Its easy to register to vote in Texas yet voter turnout is low in Texas. T or F

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True

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33. Which is true of primary elections in Texas?

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a. Private elections b. for party members held by political party c. if you vote in one you cant vote in the other d. held every two years

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34. Who is elected to public office in Texas in primary elections?

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a. No one in primaries

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35. What have campaign costs generally done in Texas over recent years?

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a. Increased substantially

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36. Formal requirement to become an elected official in Texas are numerous and stringent. T or F

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False

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37. What is the primary goal of special interest groups?

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a. Inform and influence public policy

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38. The most numerous special interest groups including business and professional groups are?

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a. Economic groups

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39. Special interest groups are interested in achieving equality for their members, betterment of society or protecting their environment with making money are known as?

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Public interest or advocacy groups

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40. The key player in special groups is?

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a. Lobbyists

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41. What is the best and most common tool of special interest politics?

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Money

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42. Which are the oldest and longest established interest groups in Texas?

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a. Agriculture

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43. Which of the following would usually be considered economic interest groups **

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a. Lawyers b. Doctors c. Business groups d. Labor unions

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44. Of the two major types of special interest groups which is generally more powerful is?

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a. Economic

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45. What is the primary goal of political parties

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Win elections

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46. Which of the following is true of the political party system in Texas? **

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Two party system b. pragmatic c. expedient d. decentralized

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47. Political parties have been important in Texas virtually forever. T or F

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True

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34. Which trait is NOT usually not associated with the Democratic Party:

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Strong support for law and order and morality issues

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35. Which trait is NOT usually associated with the Republican Party:

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Support for social welfare

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50. Which traits are represented by the democratic party? **

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a. Supports Civil rights b. Support social welfare c. Government regulation of business to protect workers d. Strong support for first rights

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51. Which below are traits for republican parties?

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a. strong support for law and order b. Strong support for morality issues

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52. Which of these had a major impact on the constitution of 1876

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a. Civil War
b. Reconstruction
c. EJ Davis
d. Cattle drives

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53. Which political party was in power in the national government during the Civil War?

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a. Republican

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54. Who was the infamous governor of Texas immediately after the Civil War?

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a. EJ Davis

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55. Which political party is currently dominant in Texas?

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a. Republican

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56. A majority of Texans have traditionally leaned toward which political ideology ?

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a. Conservative

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57. Which group is the largest and fasted growing minority group in Texas

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a. Hispanics

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58. Based on the Texas Constitution special interest groups are not very powerful in Texas politics. T or F

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False

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59. About what percentage of the Texas population is hispanic?

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35%

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60. Hispanic and African American minorities in Texas vote at relatively high rates compared to whites?

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a. False

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61. The French influence on early Texas was almost as significant and important as Spanish

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a. False

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62. Texas political campaigns generally cost about the same as most other states. T of F

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False costs are more in Texas

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63. Which are not typical of Texas and US political parties and systems?

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c. decentralized or multi party system

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6. When was the Texas Revolution with Mexico?

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1835-1836

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1. During reconstruction after the Civil War, which were true in Texas?

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a. Former Confederate ‘dienfranchised’
b. Republican party in control
c. Most railroads destroyed

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16. How many constitutions has Texas had

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6

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30. Which of the following is NOT true of the political party system in Texas (& the US)?

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Idealistic

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1. In Texas and the U.S., which special interest groups wants to win elections and run the government

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Political parties

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44. The Texas Constitution of 1787 is considered relatively efficient and effective

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False

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45. Which is NOT a primary purpose of Texas and US political parties:

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Maintain bicameralism

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48. Socialism is generally considered at the far left end of the which ideology:

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Liberal

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64. The most basic link between voters and the government in a democracy is:

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Suffrage

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70. How often do we conduct ‘general elections’ in Texas:

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in November of every numbered years

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Another name for the legal right to vote is

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Suffrage

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74. We generally associate the political left with which ideology and which political party:

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Liberal Ideology and Democrat party

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75. The media is NOT at all influential in modern Texas politics:

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False