Texas Government Exam 3 2025
Questions and Answers
What is the primary reason most people vote? - --Answer --Most people
vote primarily because they have been taught that it is their duty as a citizen,
participation in the governing of the community is important to self development
of each individual
What was the purpose of poll taxes, white-only primaries and literacy tests? - --
Answer --This was to discourage the poor and other minorities from voting.
What expansion caused a historical development in American politics? - --
Answer --Suffrage
Review the 19th, 24th and 26th Amendments and the Voting Rights Act.. - --
Answer --19th- Gave women right to vote
24th- Outlawed poll taxes
26th- Lowered voting age to 18
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, Describe electoral fraud in the 1990s. - --Answer --People were intercepting
absentee ballots or the wrong ballots were sent to the wrong house.
What did a federal judge order the City of Dallas to do in 1991? - --Answer -
-Restructure districts so that the minority population has well informed voters.
Most voters are from republican areas.
What is the rationale behind Project Vote. - --Answer --Teach high school
students the importance of voting. Lower voter turnouts in Texas shows that
lifetime voters have a broader understanding of politics.
How does voter turnout in Texas compare to the national average? Why? - --
Answer --We are below the national average.
Who did Ann Richards draw support from when she ran for governor in 1990? - --
Answer --Women and minorities, she mainly focused on equal rights
What is the most obvious function of the legislature? - --Answer --Create
public policy through the passage of legislation
Review the size and terms of the Legislature. - --Answer --The Texas Senate
has 31 members and serve 4 year staggered terms.
Texas House of Representatives has 150 members & serve 2 year terms.
Minimum age for Texas Senator- 30 Texas House Rep.- 25
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Questions and Answers
What is the primary reason most people vote? - --Answer --Most people
vote primarily because they have been taught that it is their duty as a citizen,
participation in the governing of the community is important to self development
of each individual
What was the purpose of poll taxes, white-only primaries and literacy tests? - --
Answer --This was to discourage the poor and other minorities from voting.
What expansion caused a historical development in American politics? - --
Answer --Suffrage
Review the 19th, 24th and 26th Amendments and the Voting Rights Act.. - --
Answer --19th- Gave women right to vote
24th- Outlawed poll taxes
26th- Lowered voting age to 18
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, Describe electoral fraud in the 1990s. - --Answer --People were intercepting
absentee ballots or the wrong ballots were sent to the wrong house.
What did a federal judge order the City of Dallas to do in 1991? - --Answer -
-Restructure districts so that the minority population has well informed voters.
Most voters are from republican areas.
What is the rationale behind Project Vote. - --Answer --Teach high school
students the importance of voting. Lower voter turnouts in Texas shows that
lifetime voters have a broader understanding of politics.
How does voter turnout in Texas compare to the national average? Why? - --
Answer --We are below the national average.
Who did Ann Richards draw support from when she ran for governor in 1990? - --
Answer --Women and minorities, she mainly focused on equal rights
What is the most obvious function of the legislature? - --Answer --Create
public policy through the passage of legislation
Review the size and terms of the Legislature. - --Answer --The Texas Senate
has 31 members and serve 4 year staggered terms.
Texas House of Representatives has 150 members & serve 2 year terms.
Minimum age for Texas Senator- 30 Texas House Rep.- 25
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