POLITICAL SCIENCE: CHAPTER 11 ELECTIONS,
CAMPAIGNS, AND VOTING IN TEXAS.
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Which statement about elections is true? - Answer: Elections provide a broad range of
voters public policy expectations.
Which of the following statements about election mandates is accurate? - Answer:
Winning candidates useally claim a mandate for the policies they advocted for on the
campaign Trail
Which statement expresses an unwritten rule about the proper conduct to be
undertaken in Texas elections? - Answer: Opponents must offer handshakes even in
bitter elections.
Why are elections in Texas separated and scheduled at different times? - Answer: To
minimize the convergence of issues in state and local races.
Which statement about direct primaries in Texas is true? - Answer: The do not require
formal party membership
If no candidate in a primary election receives a majority of votes, what happens? -
Answer: The two top vote-getters face each other in a runoff election.
Which statement about the poll tax in Texas is True? - Answer: The poll tax was
instituted to prevent African Americans from building coalitions with low-income white.
There are nearly 2 million _______ living in Texas who are prohibited from voting. -
Answer: Noncitizens
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CAMPAIGNS, AND VOTING IN TEXAS.
Quality content you can rely on!
Which statement about elections is true? - Answer: Elections provide a broad range of
voters public policy expectations.
Which of the following statements about election mandates is accurate? - Answer:
Winning candidates useally claim a mandate for the policies they advocted for on the
campaign Trail
Which statement expresses an unwritten rule about the proper conduct to be
undertaken in Texas elections? - Answer: Opponents must offer handshakes even in
bitter elections.
Why are elections in Texas separated and scheduled at different times? - Answer: To
minimize the convergence of issues in state and local races.
Which statement about direct primaries in Texas is true? - Answer: The do not require
formal party membership
If no candidate in a primary election receives a majority of votes, what happens? -
Answer: The two top vote-getters face each other in a runoff election.
Which statement about the poll tax in Texas is True? - Answer: The poll tax was
instituted to prevent African Americans from building coalitions with low-income white.
There are nearly 2 million _______ living in Texas who are prohibited from voting. -
Answer: Noncitizens
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