GOVT-2306-094: Quiz 4 (FALL 19)

Which of the following is a way in which parties help voters during elections?

give voters a party label they can identify with when deciding how to vote

In Texas, political parties help candidates by providing

training for a campaign.

The process of ________ occurs throughout our early years, when parents, religious leaders, teachers, and others influence our partisan identifications.

political socialization

Texans are increasingly identifying themselves as

Independent

Since 1994, the state government of Texas

has been dominated by the Republican Party.

Which movement has had the largest impact on state legislative races in recent years?

the Tea Party movement

Texas Democrats have been relegated to a minority status at the state level since

1994

The fastest-growing demographic group in Texas is ________, the majority of whom vote ________.

Latino; Democratic

What is the most basic level of the permanent party organization in Texas?

precinct chair

Which statement correctly describes the requirements for membership in a major political party in Texas?

With no requirements, a registered voter simply chooses which party primary to vote in.

The main role of the precinct conventions is to select delegates to the ________ and possibly to submit resolutions that may eventually become part of the party platform.

county convention

The Latino movement known as La Raza Unida occurred during the

1960s

In a "nonpartisan" election,

the party affiliations of candidates are not listed on the ballot

The States' Rights Party, also known as the Dixiecrats, split with the national Democratic Party over which issue?

racial integration

The Libertarian Party can be considered

fiscal conservatives and social liberals

________ is a system of representation that encourages third-party voting because it allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the total vote.

Proportional representation

The ________ movement was a movement during the 1950s in which conservative Democrats in Texas supported Republican candidate Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency because many of those conservative Democrats believed that the national Democratic Party had become too liberal.

Shivercrat

Presidential Republicanism describes a pattern when Texan voters would vote for a Republican president and

conservative Democrats for state offices.

Although the Democratic Party dominated state politics for much of the twentieth century, by the 1950s it faced internal divisions between ________ and ________ Democrats

liberal; conservative

What event marked a significant change in how Texans began to vote not only in presidential elections but also in state elections?

Ronald Reagan was elected as President

Conservative Democrats in Texas are also known as

Blue Dog Democrats

The mass exodus of more affluent whites from urban areas to suburban areas is sometimes referred to as

white flight.

In Texas today, rural areas have become more ______________, while urban areas have become more ___________.

Republican; Democratic

By focusing on influencing the Republican primary elections, the Tea Party in Texas is trying to

get Tea Party-supported candidates on the ballot, but under the Republican party label

Similar to other southern states, Texas is

religious and socially conservative

Texas voters often use the party affiliation of the candidates as a way to make voting decisions.

true

Local issues are always ideological in nature.

False

Texas requires people to designate party affiliation when registering to vote.

False

The Libertarian Party is both socially and economically liberal.

False

Texas Democrats have been relegated to minority status in the state since 1994.

true