GOVT 2306 EXAM 10 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLUTION (100%)

GOVT 2306 EXAM 10 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SOLUTION (100%) QU ESTIO N 1 1. Today the regulation of campaign finances in Texas is limited to the requirement that all candidates and PACs file reports with the Texas State Ethics Commission. Texas secretary of state. Texas Elections Board. U.S. Department of Justice. QU ESTIO N 2 1. Straight-ticket voting has advantaged the Texas Democratic Party in recent years. is encouraged by the party column format. is only possible with paper ballots. is not allowed in Texas. QU ESTIO N 3 1. How often does Texas hold general elections? every year twice a year every two years every four years QU ESTIO N 4 1. Most computer (electronic) ballots are what type? party column format office column format party block format office block format QU ESTIO N 5 1. On what day do Texans vote for who will represent them in the United States Congress? the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of all odd-numbered years the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of all even-numbered years the first Tuesday in November of all odd-numbered years the first Tuesday in November of all even-numbered years QU ESTIO N 6 1. Texas has which of the following types of primary systems? semi-open primary system blanket primary system special type of open primary system closed primary system QU ESTIO N 7 1. How many third parties have there been in Texas in the last 50 years? 1 2 3 4 QU ESTIO N 8 1. Texas is sometimes considered a semi-open primary state because all candidates from both parties appear on the same ballot. voters cannot cross party lines after having declared a party at the primary. voters must pick from only one party's candidates when attending a primary. voters can switch parties between offices on the primary ballot. QU ESTIO N 9 1. The Federal Voting Rights Act lowered the voting age to 18. gave women the right to vote. requires all voters to show some form of identification. requires bilingual ballots in certain precincts. QU ESTIO N 10 1. Voting in another party's primary to intentionally nominate a weaker candidate is known as crossover voting. runoff voting. false voting. party raiding. QU ESTIO N 11 1. What voting practice was developed with the U.S. armed services in mind? Internet voting absentee voting early voting proxy voting QU ESTIO N 12 1. Most of the money used in political campaigns comes from political action committees. political party war chests. individual contributions. federal matching funds. QU ESTIO N 13 1. Which of the following is NOT one of the ways elections have changed? Catholic and male voters have migrated to the Republican Party. Labor unions have become a stronger voice. Media changes have influenced the nature of campaigns. Social issues have grown in importance. QU ESTIO N 14 1. Ballot form in Texas is decided upon by the Federal Election Commission. each county. the state election commission. voters. QU ESTIO N 15 1. The primary system that allows voters to register or change their party registration on election day is known as a(n) semi-closed primary system. open primary system. closed primary system. blanket primary system. QU ESTIO N 16 1. Texas is required to use a bilingual ballot for all elections in counties that contain more than percent Spanish-speaking voting-age citizens. 15 5 10 20 QU ESTIO N 17 1. A is a panel of "average citizens" who are used by political consultants to test ideas and words for later use in campaigns. focus group poll statistical sample test group QU ESTIO N 18 ⦁ Table 10.1 - Total PAC Money in State Campaigns from 2006 to 2014 Sector 2006 Cycle 2008 Cycle 2010 Cycle 2012 Cycle 2014 Cycle Growth Business $57,034,732 $62,741,376 $68,235,849 $70,399,948 $81,135,492 15% Ideology $37,003,210 $50,403,265 $57,847,226 $47,292,862 $65,225,862 38% Labor $5,116,613 $6,307,456 $7,032,134 $8,173,262 $12,085,061 48% Unknown $13,099 $109,764 $330,977 $501,388 $868,218 73% Totals $99,167,654 $119,561,860 $133,446,187 $126,267,460 $159,314,633 26% ⦁ Source: Texas PACs: 2014 Election Cycle Spending. February 2016. See (). According to Table 10.1, the amount of PAC money in state campaigns in Texas from 2006 to 2014. increased doubled decreased did not change QU ESTIO N 19 1. In Texas, to run as an independent for statewide office, a candidate must file a petition with a number of signatures equal to of the votes cast for governor in the past election. 1 percent 10 percent 19 percent 5 percent QU ESTIO N 20 1. If you wanted to run for statewide office in Texas you could pay a filing fee of or submit a petition with . $9,250; 45,000 signatures $3,750; 47,000 signatures $53,000; signatures equaling 3 percent of the votes cast for the office in the past election $500; signatures equaling 3 percent of the votes cast for the office in the past election QU ESTIO N 21 1. Voting in another party's primary to intentionally nominate a weaker candidate is known as false voting. party raiding. crossover voting. runoff voting. QU ESTIO N 22 1. Advocates say the encourages party identification and loyalty. blanket primary system open primary system semi-closed primary system closed primary system QU ESTIO N 23 1. To qualify for minor-party status, a party must have won at least of the votes in a race for statewide office in the last general election. 1 percent 2 percent 3 percent 5 percent QU ESTIO N 24 1. The style of ballot form in which candidates are listed by office with party affiliation listed by their name is known as the party line format. straight party ticket. party column format. office block format. QU ESTIO N 25 1. By Texas law, special elections may be held in all of the following months EXCEPT January. August. May. November. QU ESTIO N 26 1. Vicente Gonzalez and Tony Sanchez are examples of candidates who got most of their campaign financing from what uncommon source? super PACs PACs individual donors online themselves by self- financing QU ESTIO N 27 1. When did the Texas legislature change the rules to allow anyone to vote absentee without restrictions? 1993 1979 2001 Texas has always allowed unrestricted absentee voting. QU ESTIO N 28 1. Why has the Catholic vote in Texas migrated from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party? immigration issues natural gravitation to the right social issues the Republican's strong campaign to win over the Catholic vote QU ESTIO N 29 1. Special elections in Texas may occur to fill vacancies in the Texas legislature or national House or Senate. occur in November. cannot be used to decide on amendments to the state constitution. are limited to only major party candidates. QU ESTIO N 30 1. The style of ballot form in which candidates are listed by party and by office is known as the party line format. party column format. office block format. straight party ticket. QU ESTIO N 31 1. Can a Texas voter who voted in the primary election of one party vote in the runoff primary of the other party? yes no no, unless it was a blanket primary yes, if it is an open primary QU ESTIO N 32 1. Imagine you are a die-hard member of party A, but you wanted the less popular candidate from party B to be party A's general election opponent. What type of primary election system would allow you to vote for the less popular candidate in party B during the primaries without changing parties? open primary system closed primary system semi-closed primary system None of these answers is correct. QU ESTIO N 33 1. In Texas, when is a runoff primary required? when there is only a .02 percent difference in total votes for the top two candidates when no candidate receives a plurality of votes when the winner of the first primary is disqualified when no candidate receives a majority of votes QU ESTIO N 34 1. is the law in Texas that forbids candidates defeated in the primary election from filing to run as independents in the general election. The "once bitten, twice shy" law Double jeopardy The "sore loser" law The "can't lose twice" law QU ESTIO N 35 1. In state elections from 2006 to 2014, which sector contributed the most amount of PAC money to campaigns? business ideology labor environmental QU ESTIO N 36 1. A candidate who is listed on the general election ballot as a Libertarian is considered a write-in candidate. a caucus candidate. a minor party candidate. an independent candidate. QU ESTIO N 37 1. Ballot eligibility requirements are set by tradition. the parties. the states. federal law. QU ESTIO N 38 1. Which of the following allowed the federal government to oversee the operation of elections at the state level until a Supreme Court ruling in 2013? Article 10 of the U.S. Constitution the ruling in the U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas the Voting Rights Act None of these answers is correct. QU ESTIO N 39 1. Who oversees the administration of elections to ensure that the rules are followed? the county sheriff the party executive committees the secretary of state the party chairs QU ESTIO N 40 1. What message is the text trying to impart with the examples of Clayton Williams and George Bush with respect to media coverage? In the race for voter attention, any coverage is essentially good coverage. Intense media coverage can backfire for candidates if they make public mistakes. Political consultants are able to reframe candidate mistakes so that the press treats them as positives. Candidates have largely sought to hide from the press for fear of receiving negative coverage.