Elections And Voting

Question 0

What is the primary?

Answer 0

Competition between candidates of the same political party seeking to be the parties nominee

Question 1

Amending the constitution requires what?

Answer 1

A statewide vote for ratification

Question 2

What are the types of primaries?

Answer 2

Open, closed, and blanket

Question 3

Technically texas has a what primary but in practice is what primary?

Answer 3

Closed and open

Question 4

What kind of vote is needed for the primary?

Answer 4

Majority vote

Question 5

What is a general election?

Answer 5

Competition between candidates of different political parties

Question 6

How to get on major party primary?

Answer 6

Collect signatures on a petition or pay filing fee

Question 7

What does voter participation vary by?

Answer 7

Age, education, income, ethnicity, party competition

Question 8

What elections have the highest voter turnout?

Answer 8

Presidential election

Question 9

What are the two main reasons for not voting?

Answer 9

To busy and not interested

Question 10

Two costs associated with voting?

Answer 10

Information costs and transaction costs

Question 11

What two tasks do candidates need to accomplish?

Answer 11

Convince people to support them and get supporters to turn out

Question 12

What advertising tools help with name recognition?

Answer 12

Billboards and yard signs

Question 13

What are types of campaigning?

Answer 13

Retail and wholesale

Question 14

What is the purpose of public events?

Answer 14

Generate local and regional media coverage and enthusiasm

Question 15

Who rely upon polls?

Answer 15

Politicians, campaign contributors, news media and the public

Question 16

What does the federal election commission do?

Answer 16

Enforces federal campaign finances

Question 17

What does the texas ethics commission do?

Answer 17

Enforces state campaign finance regulations

Question 18

When was the grandfather clause abolished?

Answer 18

In Guinn v. U.s. In 1915

Question 19

When was the poll tax adopted?

Answer 19

1902

Question 20

When was the poll tax abolished?

Answer 20

By the 24th amendment in 1964

Question 21

What is VAP?

Answer 21

Voting age population

Question 22

Who is the chief election official?

Answer 22

Secretary of State

Question 23

What is the campaign reporting and disclosure act?

Answer 23

A focus on disclosing campaign finances and no limits on contributions

Question 24

What are information costs?

Answer 24

Costs of acquiring and processing information

Question 25

What is the Lbj law?

Answer 25

A bill that permits candidates to run for senate and presidency or Vice Presidency at the same time

Question 26

What is split ticket voting?

Answer 26

A voter chooses candidates from the same party for every office up for election

Question 27

What is the texas ethics commission?

Answer 27

Enforces state and campaign finance regulations

Question 28

What is the white primary?

Answer 28

Primary elections in the southern states where only white voters were allowed to participate

Question 29

When are municipal and school board elections?

Answer 29

Second Saturday in May

Question 30

When is the general election?

Answer 30

First Tuesday in November

Question 31

What is the Harper v. Virgina board of elections?

Answer 31

The court case that abolished poll taxes

Question 32

What is a non partisan election?

Answer 32

Election where party labels do not appear on the ballot

Question 33

What is straight ticket voting?

Answer 33

Voting for for every candidate that a party has on a general election

Question 34

What is the voting acts right of 1965?

Answer 34

Act that prohibits racial discrimination