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What year was the Texas Constitution amended to extend the terms (from two years to four years) for the governor and other major administrative officials?a. 1963b. 1972c. 2000d. 2008Throughout their campaigns, Texas Democratic candidates tend to mobilize all of the following groups excepta. African Americans.b. Latinos.c. teachers.d. business interests.A number of Texas counties introduced electronic voting in the 2002 midterm election becausea. too many Republicans were winning statewide offices.b. a number of lawsuits were filed by Democrats.c. of the possibility of similar problems that occurred in Florida during the 2000 election.d. too many candidates were requesting recounts.The small piece of paper produced in punch-card ballots is known asa. check.b. chard.c. chip.d. chad.One can vote early in Texas elections under which of the following conditions?a. Only if you will be out of town on day of the electionb. Only if illness prevents you from going to your voting precinct.c. You can vote early for any reason.d. Only with the approval of the county election judgeWhat is another name for the Massachusetts ballot?a. Nonpartisan ballotb. Straight-ticket ballotc. The long ballotd. Office-block ballotMinor political parties in the state prefer the office-block ballot because ita. makes voting easier.b. makes straight-ticket voting for the major parties more difficult.c. makes the major parties more accountable.d. encourages voting.A type of ballot used in a general election where all of the candidates from each party are listed in parallel columns is calleda. party-column ballot.b. office-block ballot.c. nonpartisan column ballot.d. straight party voting.A political party's ultimate aim is toa. canvass voters.b. finance party candidates.c. nominate candidates in the primary or convention and get them elected.d. serve as advisors to county administrators.A __________ is held when one of the two top contenders of a second primary did not receive a majority of the votes.a. direct primary c. runoff primaryb. primary d. second primaryIn 2002, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered Harris County to provide ballots (and voting material) in which language?a. Vietnamese c. Mandarinb. Spanish d. KoreanFor Texas primaries, the state party chair and the state executive committee of each partya. conduct a drawing to determine the order of the names on the ballot.b. certify the ballot to the county level officials.c. canvass the election returns after the primary.d. All of the above is correct.To win the general election, a candidate must win with __________ of the votes.a. an absolute majority c. a pluralityb. two-thirds d. a simple majorityWhat 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?a. Preventative votingb. Crossover votingc. Party busting votingd. This cannot be legally done in Texas.In state elections, what two factors predominate?a. Party identification and incumbency b. Fundraising and incumbency c. Qualifications and party identificationd. Name recognition and incumbencyAll special elections in the statea. are nonpartisan elections.b. are held only after a primary election.c. require only a plurality of the votes.d. require run-offs.In presidential election years, which of the following offices is not on the Texas ballot?a. The entire Texas Houseb. One-half of the Texas Senatec. The Texas Governord. The entire Texas delegation to the U.S. HouseWhat type of primary allows a voter to choose on Election Day which primary they will participate?a. Closed primaryb. Semiclosed-primaryc. Open-primaryd. Cross over voting primaryTexas does not have term limits for which office?a. Governorb. State House of Representativec. State Senatord. All of the above are trueThe Texas Election Code requires each political partya. that receives 20 percent of the gubernatorial vote to hold a primary election.b. must use political conventions to nominate candidates.c. that is registered in the state to use the direct primary.d. to select a caucus, convention, or direct primary to nominate its party candidates.
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