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Racial and ethnic minority groups are considerably more influential in Texas politics today than they were in the early 1960s.
True
Business groups and trade associations are effective because they are organized, well financed, and skilled at advocating their positions.
True
In general, the political influence of citizen, advocacy, and cause groups depends upon the strength of their organization, the strength of the opposition, and the popularity of their cause.
True
Tort reform deals with which of the following issues?
limiting the amount of monetary damages a plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit can recover in court
Which of the following would be considered a component of a good business climate?
All of the above.
For which of the following reasons are business and trade groups not as influential in Texas politics today as they were in the 1950s?
Business and industry are less likely to be united because they have grown more diverse as the state's economy has diversified.
In which of the following parts of the state is organized labor the strongest?
Texas Gulf Coast
Political action committees (PACs) are organized to accomplish which of the following tasks?
raise and contribute money to candidates for public office
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding PAC contributions?
PACs typically contribute more money to incumbents than to challengers.
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about lobbying?
All of the above.
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about interest groups and electioneering?
All of the above.
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about lobbying?
All of the above.
Which of the following statements is/are NOT true about interest group alliances?
Interest groups never form alliances with political parties.
Texas has had a two-party system since the end of Reconstruction, with the Democratic and Republican parties competing on near equal footing throughout the period.
False
Most political scientists believe that American political parties are organizationally weak, and party organization in Texas is no exception to this pattern.
True
The Texas Democratic Party does relatively well among minority citizens, low-income voters of all races, people living in the suburbs, and people who call themselves moderates or conservatives.
False
The Texas Republican Party became the clear majority party in the state in 1994.
True
Organization A takes positions on political issues, raises and spends money in election campaigns, and nominates some of its members as candidates for public office. What is Organization A?
Political party
National party organizations support party candidates at the state level by performing all of the following activities except?
The national party organization decides who may run for state-level offices.
Which of the following individuals is/are eligible to participate in a Republican precinct convention held on the evening of primary election day?
a person who voted during the day in the Republican primary election
Which of the following is NOT a reason explaining why the Texas Republican Party is organizationally stronger than the Texas Democratic Party?
Because the Republican Party has long been the dominant party in the state, it has had longer to organize.
Interest groups work with political parties in the following ways except
nominating candidates to run as the party's nominees in the general election.
Which of the following reasons best explains the dominance of the Democratic Party in Texas and other southern states in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
The Republican Party was discredited in the eyes of most native white Texans because of its leadership role in American national government during the Civil War and Reconstruction era.
Which of the following developments aided liberal Democrats in Texas in their competition with conservative Democrats?
All of the above.
Since the 1970s and early 1980s, which of the following groups of Texans has been MOST likely to switch party allegiance from the Democratic to the Republican parties?
non-Hispanic whites
When did the Republican Party become the clear majority party in the state?
In 1994, when Republican gubernatorial nominee George W. Bush defeated Democratic incumbent Ann Richards.
Texas Democrats and Texas Republicans agree on the following policy issues except
school choice
When and if Texas becomes a Democratic state depends on all of the following factor except
increased immigration from Asia
Political parties and interest groups form informal alliances for which of the following reasons?
All of the above.
A loyal Democratic voter was known as
a Yellow Dog Democrat