POLS 207 EXAM 2 TAMUG HANEY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
10th amendment - ANSWER-Amendment that further reserved powers to the state
15th amendment - ANSWER-Amendment that allowed African Americans to vote
19th amendment - ANSWER-Amendment that introduced Women's Suffrage, however,
Wyoming introduced it first in 1890, and Texas was the first state in the "old south" to
introduce it.
What were Native Americans given in 1924? - ANSWER-Native Americans extend US
citizenship
24th amendment - ANSWER-Introduced the Poll Tax (attempt at limiting those who
could vote)
26th amendment - ANSWER-18 year olds were given the right to vote
Motor Voter Act - ANSWER-Stated that a voter must be registered to vote 30 days prior
to the election in TEXAS
Who was denied voting rights in 1965? - ANSWER-Military
What two categories of people are prevented from voting in any election? - ANSWER-
Felons and mentally incapacitated are prevented from voting
What level are voter roles kept at? - ANSWER-the county level
what were physical barriers of 24th Amendment - ANSWER-Poll Tax - poor whites
Grandfather Clause - Equal Protection intimidation
Literacy tests - VRA 1965 (including violence)
White Primaries
What is required for Building Campaign organizations? (Hint: parties are made up of
smaller groups working together). - ANSWER-Collective Action
What do parties get their structure from (in every district)? - ANSWER-Electoral Process
, Why are Parties needed in Government? - ANSWER-As permanent coalitions in policy-
making processes, parties facilitate action. Action would be unthinkable in Legislatures
without parties.
Candidates - ANSWER-must be found to run for each of the thousands of elective
offices at the national, state, and local levels.
Candidates must do what two things? - ANSWER-Raise Funding and Appeal to the
Public
Closed Primary - ANSWER-Voters can participate in the nomination of only those
candidates of the party in which they have been enrolled for a period of time before
primary day.
Open Primary - ANSWER-Voters can choose on the day of the primary which party's
primary to participate in
Which type of primaries are preferable from the standpoint of party organizers? -
ANSWER-Closed Primaries
Third Parties - ANSWER-a type of parties emerge and disappear quickly throughout
party systems due to various barriers such as:
* No ideological room
* Legal advantage for the 2 major parties
* Existing party identification
*Chronic minorities
What do parties allow for Democracy? - ANSWER-Popular Participation and Collective
Action
What do parties provide for Democracy? - ANSWER-Voting cues, organization in
government, and logistical support for campaigns
Australian Ballot - ANSWER-an electoral format that presents the names of all the
candidates for any given office on the same ballot.
Partisan Loyalty - ANSWER-The single strongest predictor of a person's vote (The vast
majority of voters consistently vote for one party or the other)
Downballot - ANSWER-refer to various candidates associated with voting on a straight
party ticket that the voter is "semi-informed" of below that of higher offices such as the
president.
National Convention - ANSWER-nominates the presidential candidate, and sets the
party party platform
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
10th amendment - ANSWER-Amendment that further reserved powers to the state
15th amendment - ANSWER-Amendment that allowed African Americans to vote
19th amendment - ANSWER-Amendment that introduced Women's Suffrage, however,
Wyoming introduced it first in 1890, and Texas was the first state in the "old south" to
introduce it.
What were Native Americans given in 1924? - ANSWER-Native Americans extend US
citizenship
24th amendment - ANSWER-Introduced the Poll Tax (attempt at limiting those who
could vote)
26th amendment - ANSWER-18 year olds were given the right to vote
Motor Voter Act - ANSWER-Stated that a voter must be registered to vote 30 days prior
to the election in TEXAS
Who was denied voting rights in 1965? - ANSWER-Military
What two categories of people are prevented from voting in any election? - ANSWER-
Felons and mentally incapacitated are prevented from voting
What level are voter roles kept at? - ANSWER-the county level
what were physical barriers of 24th Amendment - ANSWER-Poll Tax - poor whites
Grandfather Clause - Equal Protection intimidation
Literacy tests - VRA 1965 (including violence)
White Primaries
What is required for Building Campaign organizations? (Hint: parties are made up of
smaller groups working together). - ANSWER-Collective Action
What do parties get their structure from (in every district)? - ANSWER-Electoral Process
, Why are Parties needed in Government? - ANSWER-As permanent coalitions in policy-
making processes, parties facilitate action. Action would be unthinkable in Legislatures
without parties.
Candidates - ANSWER-must be found to run for each of the thousands of elective
offices at the national, state, and local levels.
Candidates must do what two things? - ANSWER-Raise Funding and Appeal to the
Public
Closed Primary - ANSWER-Voters can participate in the nomination of only those
candidates of the party in which they have been enrolled for a period of time before
primary day.
Open Primary - ANSWER-Voters can choose on the day of the primary which party's
primary to participate in
Which type of primaries are preferable from the standpoint of party organizers? -
ANSWER-Closed Primaries
Third Parties - ANSWER-a type of parties emerge and disappear quickly throughout
party systems due to various barriers such as:
* No ideological room
* Legal advantage for the 2 major parties
* Existing party identification
*Chronic minorities
What do parties allow for Democracy? - ANSWER-Popular Participation and Collective
Action
What do parties provide for Democracy? - ANSWER-Voting cues, organization in
government, and logistical support for campaigns
Australian Ballot - ANSWER-an electoral format that presents the names of all the
candidates for any given office on the same ballot.
Partisan Loyalty - ANSWER-The single strongest predictor of a person's vote (The vast
majority of voters consistently vote for one party or the other)
Downballot - ANSWER-refer to various candidates associated with voting on a straight
party ticket that the voter is "semi-informed" of below that of higher offices such as the
president.
National Convention - ANSWER-nominates the presidential candidate, and sets the
party party platform
