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New political parties in Texas must complete all of the following requirements to get their candidates on the general election ballot excepta. hold a convention.b. must file with the secretary of state a list of supporters equal to 1% of the total vote for governor in the last general election.c. show that persons listed as supporters have not participated in the activities (primaries or conventions) of either of the two major political parties.d. have each page of their nominating petitions notarized.Texas 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.Which of the following techniques to prevent voting was never used in Texas?a. Poll taxesb. Early registrationc. Literacy testsd. Annual registrationWhich case changed the state's early voter registration requirement in Texas?a. Carrington v. Rash c. Dunn v. Blumsteinb. Smith v. Allwright d. Beare v. SmithThe duties of the secretary of state include all of the following excepta. disbursing funds to the state and county executive committee to pay for the primary elections.b. keeping election records, both party and governmental.c. enacting legislation and voting guidelines.d. sitting on the board that canvasses election returns for state and district offices.The chief election officer of the state is thea. registrar of voters. c. speaker of the house.b. comptroller of public accounts.d. secretary of state.A closed primary allows only those individuals who ____________ to participate.a. are registered votersb. possess a voter registration cardc. are first time votersd. are party membersThe traditionalistic political culture is especially characteristic of which Texas area?a. East Texas c. Central Texasb. Northwest Texas d. West TexasThe Terrell Election Law enabled political party members toa. hold caucuses to select political party nominees.b. select candidates using political conventions.c. select political party nominees by allowing a direct primaries.d. allow state senators to select political party nominees.In a traditionalistic political culture, politics isa. the product of the Puritan era.b. viewed as the same as the business culture.c. a process in which business interests play a very strong role.d. the process of maintaining the existing social and economic order.General elections in Texas are held on thea. Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years.b. Monday after the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years.c. Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.d. Monday after the first Tuesday in November of even-numbered years.Texas required individuals to pay a poll tax to vote in state elections until it was declared unconstitutional bya. the Twenty-fourth amendment.b. the decision in the case Nixon v. Condon.c. the Twenty-third amendment.d. the decision in the case United States v. Texas.Texas' political culture can best be described asa. traditionalistic.b. a mix of traditionalistic and moralistic.c. a mix of traditionalistic and individualistic.d. individualistic.Which of the following is a deterrent to higher voter turnout in Texas?a. Large number of electionsb. Long length of the ballotc. Lower income and education levels in Texasd. All of the above are correct.The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gavea. women the right to vote only in state primaries.b. women the right to register only in state general elections.c. full suffrage to women in Texas.d. women the right to vote only in bond electionsSmith v. Allwrighta. banned Asians from voting. b. banned Native Americans from voting.c. banned the use of White primaries,d. banned women from voting.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 asa. precinct convention.b. party caucus.c. party convention.d. direct primary.Once they register, voters are automatically sent renewals at their address of record bya. January 15th in even -numbered years.b. January 1st in odd-numbered years.c. January 1st in even-numbered years.d. No registration material is sent, because voter registration is permanent and therefore new cards are not needed.Which of the following is not an argument put forward by those opposed to the voter ID law?a. Voter ID is a solution to a problem that does not exist.b. There is no real evidence of people impersonating other voters in Texas.c. It would have a big impact on legitimate voters who do not have a driver's license.d. It would only an advantage to minorities.
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