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30 Cards in this Set
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Primary Election |
A ballot vote in which citizens select a party's nominee for the general election
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Runoff Primary |
A second primary election held between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first primary election if no candidate in the first primary election had received a majority |
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Open Primary |
A primary election in which any registered voter can participate in the contest, regardless of party affiliation |
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Closed Primary |
A primary election in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote |
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General Election |
The election in which voters cast ballots to select public officials |
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Special Election |
An election that is not held on a regularly scheduled basis; in Texas, a special election is called to fill a vacancy in office, to give approval for the state government to borrow money, or to ratify amendments to the Texas Constitution |
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Nineteenth Amendment |
Ratified in 1919, amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote |
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Suffrage |
Term referring to the right to vote |
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Poll tax |
A state-imposed tax on voters as a prerequisite for voting. Poll taxes were rendered unconstitutional un national elections by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, and in state elections by the Supreme Court in 1966 |
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Early Registration |
The requirement that a vote register long before the general election; in effect in Texas until 1971 |
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White Primary |
Primary election in which only white voters are eligible to participate |
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Jaybird Party |
After the white primary was ruled unconstitutional, this offshoot Democratic party preselected candidates for the Democratic primary and prohibited African Americans from participating |
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
Important legislation passed in order to ensure that African Americans would be guaranteed the right to vote. Renewed several times since 1965, the act also prevents the dilution of minority voting strength |
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Motor Voter Law |
A national act, passed in 1933, that requires states to allow people to register to vote when applying for a driver's license |
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Early Voting
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A procedure that allows voters to cast ballots during the two-week period before the regularly scheduled election date
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Reapportionment |
Process that takes place every 10 years to determine how many congressional seats each state will receive, depending on population shifts
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Redistricting
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The process of redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representatives in the Texas House, Texas Senate, and U.S. House . This usually happens every 10 years to reflect shifts in population or in response to legal challenges in existing districts
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In a primary election
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Voters select their party's candidate for a general election
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Which of the following is not a type of election found in Texas |
Distinguished
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Officially, Texas has a
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Closed primary |
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The first Tuesday following the First Monday in November of even-number years is the day for which election
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General election |
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When are gubernatorial elections held |
During even-numbered years that are not presidential years
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Which of the following is true
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The poll tax restricted the participation of poor people in the general election
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In which of the following elections is voter turnout the highest
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Presidential elections
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The two most important factors in determining whether someone will vote are |
Income and education |
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Who has benefited the most from early voting
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Republicans |
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The procedure by which certain states, such as Texas, are required to obtain approval every time they make changes to districts is called
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Pre clearance |
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The distinguished feature of the 2010 and 2012 campaigns in Texas was
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The lack of emphasis on state issues
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Who is the first Republican to become Texas governor since Reconstruction |
William Clements |
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The most costly item for most political campaigns is
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Media |
