POLS 2312 Test 3

Eliza E. Peterson

supported women's suffrage and prohibition

George Parr

controlled political machine in Duval County. Gave votes to politicians who requested it.

Javier Villalobos

Conservative Republican who is the current mayor of McAllen, TX

Andrew Jackson

Helped build democratic party through patronage

Dwight Eisenhower

In 1952, first republican president to carry TX since Herbert Hoover

Beto O'Rourke

Democrat, ran for US Senate, challenged Ted Cruz in 2018

Matt Rinaldi

Chair of the Texas Republican Party

Gilberto Hinojosa

Chair of the Texas Democratic Party

William Hobby

Governor of TX

Made a deal with women to support women's suffrage if they vote for him

Know-Nothing Party

Anti-Immigration Party in TX

Electoral Competition Model

move to the center of the political spectrum as politicians attempt to win votes

Chronic Minority

Party that never wins

Texas and Closed Primary

TX Constitution says TX has a closed primary

Equal Protection Clause

all citizens will be treated fairly in state laws and state constitutions

Wyoming Voting

First state women could vote in was Wyoming

Texas Residency Requirement

30 days

Same Day Registration and voting

15 states allow same day registration and voting

TEC

regulates lobbying in TX

Texas for Public Justice

public interest group

Free-rider problem

not paying for anything but getting the benefits

John Cornyn Video

based on Jimmy Dean song called "Big John"

Early Voting begins in TX

1988

Preference Primaries

voters/members of party select who they like and it is non-binding. Elites still make the choice.

Wide Open-Blanket Primary Startq

Louisiana

Collecting Voter Signatures

Walmart

Casework

done by elected officials, work they do for the voters.

Texas and polls tax

Texas and Alabama didn't use polls tax

Plurality Vote

Winner is whoever gets the most votes

Allocation

how many delegates you give to national party voters

Second-Order Election

Elections for offices below the national executive level in countries with presidential systems

Suffrage

the legal right to vote

Highest voter turnout

Minnesota

Third House of Legistature

lobbyists

Party Plank

A political party's stance on a specific issue.

Solidarity Benefits

social interactions you get for being in the same group

Disturbance theory

Theory about group formation

Single Issue Group

Only care about one issue (Ex. abortion)

PAC

Political Action Committee, fundraising arm for an interest group

Grassroots Lobbying

A lobbying strategy that relies on participation by group members, such as a protest or a letter-writing campaign.

EDF

Fred Krupp is the longtime President

Hyperpluralism

too many groups

Revolving Door of Lobbyists

Most lobbyist come from working for the government or were elected officials. It is easy for them to switch between their jobs and lobbying

Precinct Chair

Selected by people who live in the precinct

Motor Voter Act

AKA-National Voter Registration Act

Carrington v. Rash

dealt with military voters

Collective Goods

benefits that go to everyone and cannot be denied

Elon Musk

Moved Tesla headquarters from California to Texas (Austin)

AARP

main area they lobby is Social Security