Final Exam

Question 1

Do you interest groups focus on lots of issues

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Our political parties indistinguishable from interest groups

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Are federal campaigns stricter in Texas?

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Was voter disfranchise only focused nonminorities

Answer 4

False poor whites had same political views as my minorities

Question 5

College educated people identify as republicans?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What is the purpose of an election

Answer 6

It legitimizes government and shows population support

Question 7

What section of Society will participate in political activities

Answer 7

Highly educated older people

Question 8

How do you single issue interest groups negatively influence the stability of political system

Answer 8

Make government less able to function because they bring gridlock and can bring government to a standstill

Question 9

What third-party group has been good in Texas

Answer 9

Libertarian

Question 10

Most people vote in the presidential election

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

How has Texas political realignment differ from other states

Answer 11

Gradually it took time

Question 12

Selective initiative

Answer 12

How they got people to join like to bribe

Question 13

Who is most identified to associate with the Democratic Party

Answer 13

Urban Texas

Question 14

How was the third-party based on ethnic group

Answer 14

Laraza unida

Question 15

By focusing on taking over percent and moving up to a higher position in the Republican Party what group transformed the Republican Party in the 90s

Answer 15

The religious right gain control of rep publican party by 1994

Question 16

Who did the poll tax hurt

Answer 16

Low income people

Question 17

How do you state and local party organizations playing political process why do we have them

Answer 17

Recruit candidates

Question 18

Why do you interest groups form what are they trying to do

Answer 18

To enact a public policy

Question 19

What is an example of a valence issue

Answer 19

Keep it simple and generalize with no real detail

Question 20

What is the 19th amendment

Answer 20

Woman suffrage Texas was the first south state to pass it

Question 21

Are there any limits on the amount you can give to a pack and a canna didn’t Texas

Answer 21

No

Question 22

With conservative religious groups getting involved in Republican Party what happens

Answer 22

The moderates were thrown out of the Republican Party

Question 23

With Franklin Roosevelt gaining presidency how did influence Texas politics how did Texas react the new deal policies

Answer 23

Texas did not like the new deal so democrat would have a split

Question 24

What is it called when you make an economic vote but looking at an entire economic and not just your own

Answer 24

So so a trophy

Question 25

What are peoples opinion of lobbying

Answer 25

Shady and corrupt

Question 26

How do you most campaigns try to reach their voters

Answer 26

The media

Question 27

Define realignment

Answer 27

Shift in party identification that is and just individuals it’s an entire state or region

Question 28

What happened to the state when there are too many elections

Answer 28

Voter fatigue

Question 29

Effect of primaries on general election

Answer 29

Party lobbyist to vote in primary and when general election comes they will be extreme candidates so the real lection seats place in the primary

Question 30

Party is defined by what three forms

Answer 30

Electorate, organization and government

Question 31

What is a wedged issue

Answer 31

Run an opposition position discredit him on a powerful position

Question 32

Who does any recognition help in an election

Answer 32

Incumbent

Question 33

What is gerrymandering

Answer 33

Redistricting to help your party or particular ethnicity it is supposed to be reapportionment

Question 34

How much does early voting help voter turn out

Answer 34

A lil bit