Political Science Questions

The first large-scale government effort to influence public opinion, the Committee on Public Information, was created during:

Generally, those who support protecting the economic welfare and civil rights of all citizens through government programs are called:

Which of the following are probably the most powerful agents of political socialization?

Which nation did the Platt Amendment make a U.S. protectorate?

In Texas, the grassroots movement known as the Tea Party has been most closely aligned with which political party?

Which term identifies the gathering of party members who voted in the party's primary for the purpose of electing delegates to the county or district convention?

Social media are an important fundraising tool.

Why is the characterization of Texas as "deep red" state under unchecked Republican control misleading?

What is the most likely political reality in the future of Texas? Consider your knowledge about demographics and political parties and study the information in the chart below.

What is the most important function of county-level executive committees for each political party?

Which term describes the degree to which Republicans have become more conservative and Democrats more liberal?

The major cities of Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, and El Paso have all emerged as Democratic strongholds in the state of Texas. What other area of the state is also considered a Democratic stronghold?

In Texas, state party chairs and vice chairs are selected through which process?

Challenges to elected Republicans, like Governor Greg Abbott and others, by primary candidates from within the party claiming the officials aren't conservative enough have had what effect on Abbott and other statewide leaders in Texas?

While Republicans still control all branches of government in Texas, they are internally divided between traditional Republicans and the Trump faction of the party over what?

While the suburban neighborhoods of Texas today may be a hybrid of Republican and Democratic voters, the suburbs have historically been Republican strongholds due to which phenomenon that developed with the greater mobility of the post-World War II United States?

The Shivercrat movement of the 1940s and 1950s was made up of which group?

Which of the following years were important turning points in the Republican Party's growth in Texas?

Place the following party organization in order from the lowest level of temporary party organization to the highest level of temporary party organization.

Which fact about the Latino community has many politicians and political scientists hopeful about Latino communities in Texas becoming fully involved in the political competitions of Texas?