POLS 2312 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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POLS 2312 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
which of the following barriers to voting in post-Reconstruction Texas was rarely used? -
CORRECT ANSWER- literacy test
which of the following accurately describes voter registration requirements in Texas? -
CORRECT ANSWER- citizen...
POLS 2312 Exam 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
which of the following barriers to voting in post-Reconstruction Texas was rarely used? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- literacy test
which of the following accurately describes voter registration requirements in Texas? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- citizens must register to vote at least thirty days before an
election
texas extended voting rights to which of the following groups even before federal laws were
passed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- young voters in lowering the voting age to 18
electronic voting in Texas is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- financially costly but perceived as
a necessary investment
in an open primary election - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- voters do not have to declare party
affiliation to participate
on what day are national elections held? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November
which of the following most accurately describes patronage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
rewards from elected officials for campaign supporters
which of the following is not part of the state party organization? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- precinct chairs
which of the following best describes a grassroots organization? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
a group in which decision making resides with average citizens
voter turnout in primary elections has ___________________ since 1972. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- dramatically decreased
, Leon Epstein provided the definition, used by the authors, of a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
political party
what is one reason that V.O. Key identified as a barrier to strong political parties in Texas? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- large geographic size of the state
organized interests - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- benefit by the vacuum left by a lack of party
competition in Texas
the phenomena of legislators and members of the executive branch moving easily from
government office to lucrative positions with lobbying firms is/are called - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- the revolving door
which of the following describes trade associations? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
organizations of similar businesses working together to advance shared goals
texas' Office of State-Federal Relations would be an example of which type of organized
interest? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- intergovernmental
which of the following is a defining feature of an astroturf movement? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- it is propelled primarily by political elites
the Back to Basics full page ad calling Rick Perry a(n) ___________ backfired with the
public. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- coward
independent political expenditures have been - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- protected by the
courts
when discussing "the basics" of local government, the authors focus on an important concept:
that all local governments exist as an arm of the state government. Which of the following
sources is most related to this basic idea of local government? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
dillon's rule
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