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Texas GovernmentWhich of the following is not a demographic variable that affects turnout at the polls? - ANS
Residency
Which of the following statements about voters is incorrect? - ANS The younger an individual
is, the more likely that individual is to vote.
An individual must be registered at least __________ days prior to the election to be eligible to
vote in
Texas. - ANS 30
Which is not a legal voting qualification in Texas? - ANS Being a nonresident of the state
Which individuals are legally disqualified from voting? - ANS Individuals who have been legally
declared mentally incompetent
Which of the following statements about Texas registration laws is incorrect? - ANS An
individual's employer can register an employee as long as the employer is a registered voter.
Texas requires that all ballots and election materials be printed in other languages in addition to
English
if - ANS counties have at least 5 percent or greater language minority
Which of the following is not an argument put forward by those opposed to the voter ID law? -
ANS It would only be an advantage to minorities.
Turnout in American general elections is __________ in comparison to other industrialized
democracies of the world - ANS significantly lower
Texas required individuals to pay a poll tax to vote in state elections until it was declared
unconstitutional by the - ANS decision in the case United States v. Texas.
Smith v. Allwright banned - ANS the use of white primaries.
Which of the following techniques to prevent voting was never used in Texas? - ANS Literacy
tests
Which case changed the state's early voter registration requirement in Texas? - ANS Beare v.
Smith
, Which of the following is a deterrent to higher voter turnout in Texas? - ANS -Large number of
elections
-Long length of the ballot
-Lower income and education levels in Texas
The traditionalistic political culture is especially characteristic of which Texas area? - ANS East
Texas
A method of selecting the nominees from a political party where party members elect the
candidates
who represent them in the general election is known as - ANS direct primary
The Texas Election Code requires each political party - ANS that receives 20 percent of the
gubernatorial vote to hold a primary election.
To win a Texas primary election, a candidate must receive - ANS 50 percent plus one of the
votes.
A political party's ultimate aim is to - ANS -nominate candidates in the primary or convention
and get them elected.
-gain control of government through popular elections.
A __________ is held when one of the two top contenders of a second primary did not receive a
majority of the votes. - ANS runoff primary
A closed primary allows only those individuals who ____________ to participate - ANS are
party members
What type of primary allows a voter to choose on election day which primary they will participate
in? - ANS Open primary
What is it technically called when a person who identifies with one political party opts to vote in
the
other party's primary to influence its outcome? - ANS Crossover voting
Texas does not have term limits for which office? - ANS -Governor
-State House of Representative
-State senator
In presidential election years, which of the following offices is not on the Texas ballot? - ANS
The Texas Governor
To win the general election, a candidate must win with __________ of the votes - ANS a
plurality
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