POSC 2306 Final Exam ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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POSC 2306
POSC 2306 Final Exam ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following statements about Texas elections is incorrect?
A. Getting off an election ballot can be as difficult as getting on.
B.For any party that received at least 5 percent of the vote for any statewide office in the
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POSC 2306 Final Exam ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following statements about Texas elections is incorrect?
A. Getting off an election ballot can be as difficult as getting on.
B.For any party that received at least 5 percent of the vote for any statewide office in the
previous general election, the full slate of candidates is placed on the ballot automatically.
C. Write-in candidates are not listed on the ballot.
D. The process of gaining access to the ballot by third parties is simple in Texas. - CORRECT
ANSWER - D. The process of gaining access to the ballot by third parties is simple in
Texas.
In the strong-mayor system, who is responsible for administration of city policy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The mayor
In the United States and Texas, which level of government has the most employees? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Local
Elected county officials hire county employees using - CORRECT ANSWER - the spoils
system.
Which statement about special sessions is incorrect?
A. There is no limitation on the number that can be called.
B. They are limited to 140 days.
C. The agenda is determined by the governor.
D. They are detailed in the Texas Constitution. - CORRECT ANSWER - B. They are
limited to 140 days.
Once a special session of the legislature has been called, the agenda is determined by the -
CORRECT ANSWER - governor.
, Council-manager government was initiated as part of a reform movement during the -
CORRECT ANSWER - Progressive Era
The primary qualification for winning legislative office is - CORRECT ANSWER - access
to money
One area of tort reform that the Texas legislature has not seriously considered is - CORRECT
ANSWER - automobile insurance.
Liberals in the Texas Democratic Party consist of groups who have supported the national party
ticket and its presidents except - CORRECT ANSWER - George Bush.
The purpose of a grand jury is to - CORRECT ANSWER - determine if there is sufficient
evidence to bring the accused to trial.
Why have third parties been unsuccessful at gaining elected office? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Major parties make a conscientious effort to absorb them by adopting their
issues.
In 1989, in which court case did the Texas Supreme Court unanimously declare that the huge
disparities between rich and poor school districts were unacceptable and ordered changes in the
financing of Texas's public schools? - CORRECT ANSWER - Edgewood v. Kirby
How does a bill become a law? - CORRECT ANSWER - Introduction to the senate,
assigned to committee, committee action, senate calendar.
Which of the following is a probable reason that county jails fail?
A. Jails are operated by county sheriffs, whose major qualification for office is their ability to get
elected.
B. Jail staffs and physical facilities are designed to maintain custody rather than to rehabilitate.
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