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65 Cards in this Set
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Elections held to ratify constitutional amendments or fill vacancies.
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Special Election
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This political party activity is held in June on even-numbered years.
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Party State Convention
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Main goal of interest groups
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Influence Decision Makers
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Two main political parties in Texas
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Republican & Democratic parties
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Political party conventions and primaries comprise this aspect of party organizations in Texas.
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Temporary Organization
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Election held in November of odd-numbered years
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General Election
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Election held in March on even-numbered years
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Primary Election
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Popular media tool used to advertise someone's political campaign
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TV Ad
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What is the strongest socioeconomic characteristic that influences voter turnout?
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Education
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Organization that collects and distributes funds to political campaigns.
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Political Action Committee (PAC)
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Most Texans say this is their principal political activity
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Voting in Elections
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This group were the main targets of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed at increasing political participation.
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Ethnic Minorities
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What amendment prohibited states from denying the vote due to race?
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15th Amendment
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What amendment prohibited poll tax?
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24th Amendment
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Which law, passed in 1993, allows you to find voter registration forms at the DPS?
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National Voter Registration Act
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Reduction or elimination of the graduated income tax is likely to be supported by which ideology?
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Conservative Ideology
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Which political party dominated Texas for more than 100 years after Reconstruction?
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Democratic Party
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How is Voter Turnout calculated?
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Voter Turnout = # of Voters Voting / # of Eligible Voters or # Voted |
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Identify VAP
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Voting Age Population
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Identify VEP
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Voter Eligible Population
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This Texas law requires one of seven forms of identification for a person to be able to vote.
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Voters ID Law
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One result of grassroots activity by interest groups is that it creates the appearance of this kind of support for the group's program.
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Public Support
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People participate in politics, such as voting, despite knowing that the impact of their individual participation would appear to be too small to matter.
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Paradox of Participation
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Level of local government that conducts the general elections.
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County Government
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This political party declined largely due to the Democratic Party adopting much of its platform and co-opting its leaders.
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Populist Party
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A political science professor at Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, TX in 1961 was the first Texas Republican elected statewide in the last half of the 20th century.
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John Tower
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What geographic areas include Midland-Odessa and Amarillo are important for Republican candidate fundraising?
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Permian Basin & Texas Panhandle
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The 2002 general elections was a banner year for the Republican Party because of this, a feat repeated very recently.
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Winning all statewide races
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Trend that describes voters abandoning their traditional political party allegiance.
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Dealignment
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I am allowed to vote within this number of days for early voting before a general election.
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17 Days
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This first amendment right is the basis of the right to form and participate in interest groups.
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Freedom of Association
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When no candidate obtains the majority vote in a primary election, this type of election is held.
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Run-Off
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When a voter votes in the Republican primary, but votes for the Democratic candidate in the general elections, who is this kind of voter?
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Crossover Voter
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Which languages must ballots be written in, as stated in the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
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English & Spanish
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Which occupations most represent political interest groups?
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Professional & Managerial
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Texas has strong _________ , but weak _________.
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strong Interest Groups, weak Political Parties
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Elections held between presidential elections
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Midterm Elections
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Details of political contributions and expenditures of a candidate are filed with this Texas commission.
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Ethics Commission
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Following this scandal, the Texas legislature prohibited candidates for the speakership from giving anything of value to supporters.
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Sharpstown Scandal
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Which type of ballot provides for secret voting?
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Australian Ballot
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La Raza, Reform Party, and the Libertarian Party are examples of this type of political party
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Third Party
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To win a statewide office in Texas, you do not want to campaign as a believer of this ideology
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Liberal Ideology
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The American political system which allocates powers between the federal and state governments and encourages a decentralized organization structure of interest groups.
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Federalism
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According to studies of lobbying in Texas, the most commonly employed strategy by interest groups in influencing legislation is by providing legislators with what?
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Relevant Information
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Racial, gender, and religious issues are examples of this type of interest group.
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Social Interest Group
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Common Cause of Texas is an example of this interest group
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Public Interest Group
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The Texas Trial Lawyers' Association is this type of interest group
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Professional Interest Group
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The Texas Association of Businesses and the Chamber of Commerce represent this type of interest group
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Umbrella Organization
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According to election studies, what is the strongest indicated of how a person is likely to vote?
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Party Identification
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Texas workers do not have to join a labor union because of this law
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Right-to-Work Law
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In Texas, trial lawyers opposed this reform because it capped the damages they can claim for their clients in certain civil cases.
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Tort Reform
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How do Interest Groups and Political Parties differ?
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Interest Groups aim to influence decisions of those already in office & Political Parties aim to influence policy by electing their members to political offices.
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Because political parties include groups with different claim and demands, which are translated into policy platforms, they are viewed as performing this function.
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Interest Aggregation
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A person who obtains the benefits he wants following an election in which he did not participated is receiving this type of benefit.
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Collective Benefit
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Benefits awarded only to persons that actually participate to obtain them are said to receive these kinds of benefits.
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Selective Benefits
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Actively campaigning in support of candidates to office by an interest group
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Electioneering
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An organization that works with government officials for the purpose of influencing public policy
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Interest Groups
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An organization influenced by political ideology whose primary interest is to gain control of government by winning elections.
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Political Party
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Primaries and conventions that function briefly to nominate candidates, pass resolutions, adopt a party platform, and select delegates to party conventions at higher levels.
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Temporary Party Organization
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At the lowest level of political party organization, voters convene in March of even-numbered years to adopt resolutions and to name delegates to a county or district convention.
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Precinct Convention
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Occurs when members of one party shift their affiliation to another party.
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Realignment
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Voting for all the candidates of one party.
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Straight-Ticket Voting
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A candidate who runs in a general election without party endorsement or selection.
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Independent Candidate
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Decentralization is achieved by dividing power between national and state governments and separating legislative, executive, and judicial branches at both levels.
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Decentralized Government
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Communicating with legislators or other government officials on behalf of an interest group for the purpose of influencing decision makers.
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Lobbying
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