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1. In Texas, primary elections are usually held in a. March. b. April. c. May. d. August. e. November. ANS: A 2. Runoff primaries are generally held a. the day after the party primary. b. the second Tuesday in August. c. the second Tuesday in April. d. thirty days before the general election. e. thirty days after the party primary. ANS: C 3. A(n) ______ occurs when the winner of a primary election fails to win an absolute majority of the votes cast. a. post-primary election b. runoff election c. majoritarian election d. recall election e. open primary ANS: B 4. What is the purpose of a primary election? a. to select a party’s candidate for the general election b. to select a party’s delegates for the state convention c. to select precinct chairs throughout the state d. to select the party’s delegates for the precinct convention e. to elect candidates directly to office ANS: A

5. Which of the following is not a type of election found in Texas? a. general b. primary c. distinguished d. special e. municipal ANS: C 6. The ______ election decides who is elected to an office. a. primary b. open c. general d. final e. closed ANS: C 7. Which of the following is the purpose of special elections? a. to choose which candidates will run in the general election b. to fill vacancies in elected offices c. to allow voters to vote directly on public policy d. to choose which candidates will run in the primary elections e. to elect judges to the Texas Supreme Court ANS: B 8. The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even-numbered years is the day for which election? a. primary election b. runoff primary election c. general election d. runoff for the general election e. gubernatorial election ANS: C

10. In Texas, special elections are held for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to: a. give approval to borrow money. b. ratify amendments to the Texas Constitution. c. fill vacancies in office. d. allow government agencies to undertake long-term debt. e. impeach a corrupt politician. ANS: E 11. Major statewide officials are elected in nonpresidential election years because a. federal law requires it. b. state law requires it. c. such a system increases voter turnout. d. such a system prevents popular presidential candidates from influencing state elections. e. such a system saves the state several million dollars. ANS: D 12. General elections are held a. in odd-numbered years. b. in even-numbered years. c. each November. d. every four years, in line with the presidential election. e. when called for by the legislature. ANS: B 13. Independent candidates are rarely on the Texas ballot because a. the fee to appear on the ballot is prohibitive. b. the signature/petition requirements are often too stringent. c. independent candidates are usually minorities, and they are discriminated against when applications are filed. d. independent candidates usually end up aligning themselves with one of the major parties. e. independent candidates are usually not serious about winning or competing in elections. ANS: B

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14. Women were given the right to vote in the United States with the passage of the a. Voting Rights Act of 1965. b. Fifteenth Amendment. c. Nineteenth Amendment. d. U.S. Supreme Court decision Newberry v. United States. e. Civil Rights Act of 1964. ANS: C MSC: Factual TOP: Expansion of the Franchise DIF: Moderate REF: pp. 138–39 15. Texas was the first state in the South to a. impose a poll tax. b. ratify the women’s suffrage amendment. c. elect a black governor. d. elect a Latino governor. e. join the Confederacy. ANS: B MSC: Factual TOP: Expansion of the Franchise DIF: Moderate REF: pp. 138–39 16. Which of the following was NOT regularly used in Texas as a method of disenfranchising many minorities before the 1960s? a. the white primary b. early registration c. poll taxes d. the Jaybird primary e. the requirement of a federal citizenship test ANS: E 17. A ______ was a tax charged to voters as a prerequisite for registration. a. registration tax b. voter tax c. registration fee d. poll tax e. ballot fee ANS: D

18. The poll tax was made illegal in federal elections with the passage of the a. Voting Rights Act of 1965. b. Nineteenth Amendment. c. Twenty-fourth Amendment. d. Civil Rights Act of 1964. e. Fifteenth Amendment. ANS: C 19. What is the significance of the Supreme Court case Smith v. Allwright ? a. The Court declared the use of literacy tests a violation of the equal protection clause. b. The case compelled Texas to integrate Hispanic students into “whites only” public schools. c. It announced that in primary elections states could not restrict voters on account of race. d. It restricted the use of closed primaries. e. The Court declared the use of poll taxes a violation of the equal protection clause. ANS: C 20. In Texas, the most oppressive restriction on the franchise was a. the white primary. b. the poll tax. c. early registration. d. literacy tests. e. property ownership requirements. ANS: A 21 The most important federal law involved in the expansion of the franchise in Texas was a. the Civil Rights Act of 1964. b. the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. c. the One-Person, One-Vote Act of 1972. d. the Voting Rights Act of 1965. e. the Motor Voter Act of 1993. ANS: D

22. Which of the following is NOT a requirement to vote in Texas? a. U.S. citizenship b. being at least eighteen years of age c. being a resident of Texas for at least one year d. being a resident of the county for thirty days e. property ownership ANS: C 23. The Motor Voter Act of 1993 a. allows states to offer voters “drive-thru” voting booths. b. allows citizens to register to vote while applying for a driver’s license. c. restricts one’s right to vote because of unpaid traffic tickets. d. was declared unconstitutional by the Texas Supreme Court. e. only allows citizens with a valid Texas driver’s license to register to vote. ANS: B 24. The most recent renewals to the Voting Rights Act require a. special voting booths reserved specifically for minority voters. b. polling places to stay open until midnight for shift workers. c. polling places to open on Saturdays for people who work. d. bilingual ballots in areas where over 5 percent of citizens speak a language other than English. e. Internet voting for people who cannot make it to the polls. ANS: D 25. Highly partisan legislation passed in 2011 now requires Texans to a. vote in only one party primary. b. provide photo identification when voting. c. register sixty days before the general election. d. pass an English language competency test before voting. e. show their birth certificates before voting. ANS: B

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26. Early voting increases the polling period from twelve hours to a. two weeks. b. two days. c. four weeks. d. thirty days. e. sixty days. ANS: A 27. The process of ______ involves recalculating how many congressional districts each state will receive based on the state’s population. a. redistricting b. reapportionment c. preclearance d. census taking e. polarization ANS: B MSC: Factual TOP: Reapportionment DIF: Moderate REF: p. 149 28. In Texas, ______ is/are responsible for redistricting. a. the governor b. the legislature c. the courts d. county courts at law e. precinct captains ANS: B 29. Redistricting in Texas occurs a. every ten years. b. every four years. c. after every general election. d. after a new governor is elected. e. after each legislative session. ANS: A

30. The procedure by which certain states, such as Texas, are required to obtain approval every time they make changes to districts is called a. redistricting. b. reapportionment. c. preclearance. d. external validation. e. judicial review. ANS: C 31. Preclearance is required by a. the Texas Constitution. b. the Voting Rights Act of 1965. c. the U.S. Constitution. d. the U.S. Supreme Court, as in the case of Smith v. Allwright. e. the Texas legislature. ANS: B 32. ______ is the traditional start of the general election campaign in Texas. a. Independence Day b. Memorial Day c. Labor Day d. Halloween e. Thanksgiving ANS: C 33. All of the following are modern-day tactics for preventing certain groups from voting EXCEPT a. the presence of broken or malfunctioning voting machines. b. voter intimidation. c. reducing the number of polling places in certain areas. d. canceling an election at the last minute. e. providing misleading information to voters. ANS: D

34. Name recognition often gives ______ a distinct advantage in Texas elections. a. Republicans b. Democrats c. incumbents d. wealthy challengers e. women ANS: C 35. When are elections for state offices held? a. during presidential election years b. during odd-numbered, nonpresidential election years c. during even-numbered, nonpresidential election years d. every year e. every six months ANS: C

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