Texas Government 2306 Quiz 4

When did Republicans first win all state-wide offices in Texas?

• 1976
• 1994

• 1982
• 2005

_____ is the process by which we select our government officials and determine matters of policy.

• Election
• Rejection
• Celebration
• Invention

_____ occurs when the voter looks at the candidate’s past actions and the past economic climate and makes a decision only using these factors.

• Partisan voting
• Prospective voting
• Retrospective voting
• Random voting

Which of the following is the most common shortcut voters use to simplify voting decisions?

• Selecting the candidate with the best hair
• Picking the candidate with the most campaign signs
• Choosing the candidate with the longest name
• Party affiliation

True or False: State governments can place additional requirements to vote on citizens aside from federal requirements.

• True

• False

Which of the following abolished racial discrimination in elections as well as literacy tests as a requirement to vote?

• The Voting Rights Amendment of 1965

• The 24th Amendment

• The 15th Amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

What is the difference between a primary election and a general election?

• Primary elections are for choosing the president, while general elections are for choosing local officials
• Primary elections are held within a political party to choose the party's candidate for the general election, while the general election is where voters choose their representatives from the candidates selected in the primary election.
• Primary elections are for choosing state representatives, while general elections are for choosing federal representatives
• Primary elections are for choosing senators, while general elections are for choosing governors

_____ is the process by which we are trained to understand and join a country’s

political world.

• Political identity

• Political socialization
• Indoctrination

• Mediazation

_____ occurs when the voter applies information about a candidate’s past behavior to decide how the candidate will act in the future.

• Predictive voting
• Prospective voting

• Consequential voting
• Impressionable voting

True or False: State voter registration laws can affect voter turnout.

• True

• False