POLS 2312 Exam 1 questions with answers
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Which of the following accurately describes voter
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registration requirements in Texas?
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a. Residency must be established in the state for ninety
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days.
b. Citizens must register to vote at least thirty days
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before an election.
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c. Voter registration requirements are set at the
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municipal level. |\
d. Voter registration must take place at a county seat.
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e. Residents must reregister before each gubernatorial
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election. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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Which of the following barriers to voting in post-
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Reconstruction Texas was rarely used? |\ |\ |\ |\
a. literacy test
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b. grandfather clause
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,c. poll tax
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d. white primary
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e. intimidation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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Which of the following was a contribution to eliminating
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barriers to voting for African Americans?
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a. the Registration Rights Act of 1933
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b. the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison
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c. the Nineteenth Amendment
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d. the Motor Voter Law
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e. the Voting Rights Act of 1965 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔E
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Which of the following barriers to voting was primarily
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used against Hispanics in Texas?
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a. political intimidation
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,b. literacy tests
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c. the Voting Rights Act of 1965
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d. grandfather clause
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e. red lining - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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Texas extended voting rights to which of the following
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groups even before federal laws were passed?
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a. African American men
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b. military personal stationed in Texas but without Texas
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residency
c. African American women
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d. young voters in lowering the voting age to eighteen
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e. nonresidents - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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Which of the following is a way of getting one's name on
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the ballot in Texas?
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, a. through appointment by the governor
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b. through appointment by the lieutenant governor
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c. through obtaining sufficient signatures
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d. through being named by national party committee
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e. through appointment by the Speaker of the Texas
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House - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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Electronic voting in Texas
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a. is financially less expensive than the use of paper
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ballots.
b. is financially costly but perceived as a necessary
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investment.
c. is much less popular following the 2000 presidential
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election.
d. is prohibited in most Texas counties.
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e. is required by federal law only in states with a history
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of discrimination. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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Which of the following accurately describes voter
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
registration requirements in Texas?
|\ |\ |\
a. Residency must be established in the state for ninety
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
days.
b. Citizens must register to vote at least thirty days
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
before an election.
|\ |\
c. Voter registration requirements are set at the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
municipal level. |\
d. Voter registration must take place at a county seat.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
e. Residents must reregister before each gubernatorial
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
election. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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Which of the following barriers to voting in post-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Reconstruction Texas was rarely used? |\ |\ |\ |\
a. literacy test
|\ |\
b. grandfather clause
|\ |\
,c. poll tax
|\ |\
d. white primary
|\ |\
e. intimidation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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Which of the following was a contribution to eliminating
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
barriers to voting for African Americans?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a. the Registration Rights Act of 1933
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
b. the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
c. the Nineteenth Amendment
|\ |\ |\
d. the Motor Voter Law
|\ |\ |\ |\
e. the Voting Rights Act of 1965 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔E
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Which of the following barriers to voting was primarily
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
used against Hispanics in Texas?
|\ |\ |\ |\
a. political intimidation
|\ |\
,b. literacy tests
|\ |\
c. the Voting Rights Act of 1965
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
d. grandfather clause
|\ |\
e. red lining - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
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Texas extended voting rights to which of the following
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
groups even before federal laws were passed?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a. African American men
|\ |\ |\
b. military personal stationed in Texas but without Texas
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
residency
c. African American women
|\ |\ |\
d. young voters in lowering the voting age to eighteen
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
e. nonresidents - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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Which of the following is a way of getting one's name on
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the ballot in Texas?
|\ |\ |\
, a. through appointment by the governor
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
b. through appointment by the lieutenant governor
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
c. through obtaining sufficient signatures
|\ |\ |\ |\
d. through being named by national party committee
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
e. through appointment by the Speaker of the Texas
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
House - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
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Electronic voting in Texas
|\ |\ |\
a. is financially less expensive than the use of paper
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ballots.
b. is financially costly but perceived as a necessary
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
investment.
c. is much less popular following the 2000 presidential
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
election.
d. is prohibited in most Texas counties.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
e. is required by federal law only in states with a history
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of discrimination. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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