Chapter 9-Political Parties

A political party is

A general election is held in

In Texas, a candidate may only win an office in a general election if he/she receives

The American political party system consists of

In March 2012, a three-judge federal panel ordered a _______ primary election date for Texas.

Primaries and conventions that nominate candidates, adopt platforms, and select delegates to higher level conventions are known as

Which of the following would be performed at a party's precinct convention?

Precinct conventions in Texas are usually

Resolutions adopted at the precinct convention will be submitted first to the

District conventions are held in

The main business of county and district conventions is to

According to the Texas Election Code, each political party in Texas must hold a ___________ in June of even-numbered years.

Which of the following tasks is not performed every two years at the state party convention?

Which of the following happens at the party state convention during presidential election years only?

Each state receives a number of electoral votes equal to the

How many electoral votes will Texas have in the presidential election of 2016?

In 2014, how did delegates to the state party conventions communicate their experiences and describe the proceedings to those outside the conventions?

Which of the following is not one of a party precinct chair's duties?

The party's county executive committee is

As mandated by Texas state law, each party's state executive committee must

The main role of a state party's chair is to be the party's

Returns from the party primaries for statewide office are counted (or "canvassed") by the

Which political label would best describe a politician that is in favor of government regulation of the economy, but limited government involvement on social issues?

Liberals would most likely support which of the following policies?

When Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, former slave owners and supporters of the Confederacy were

Political alliances during the Republic of Texas were based on

The history of the Texas political party system has tended toward

One of the reasons why Anglo voters opposed Governor E. J. Davis was that he

During the period of Reconstruction that followed the Civil War (1865-1873), the __________ Party controlled Texas politics.

After Reconstruction, which political party dominated in Texas for more than 100 years?

Which political party during the latter part of the 19th century focused on agrarian issues and posed a challenge to the Democratic party of Texas?

At the turn of the 20th century, the Populist Party in Texas declined, largely due to

Beginning in the late 1940s, a majority of conservative Democrats in Texas began to support the

The fiercest political fighting in Texas between 1900 and 1950 was between

Who was the first Texas Republican elected in a statewide vote in the last half of the 20th century?

What year did Texans elect their first Republican governor since Reconstruction?

What year did Texans elect the first woman ever to represent the state in the U.S. Senate?

Which Texas governor, elected in 1994, was successful as the Republican Party's candidate for President in 2000?

In __________, for the first time since the primary system was established in Texas, Republican primaries were conducted in all 254 Texas counties.

In which of the following decades did the Republican Party in Texas begin to win almost all of the statewide offices it challenged?

The closest presidential election of modern times was in

In the Texas general election of 2000, which two parties had more candidates for statewide office than did the Democratic Party?

. Republicans won all statewide races in the _______ general election

In the Texas general election of 2002, which trio was dubbed "the dream team" because of their expected appeal to Latino, African American, and Anglo voters?

Which of the following is not true of the 2008 election?

In 2008, one reason why Obama won in Harris, Travis, Bexar, and Dallas counties was because of

In 2010, Republicans in the Texas House of Representatives

Which is true of the past three primary elections in Texas?

The trend of voters abandoning their traditional political party allegiance is referred to as

Which of the following geographic areas is not a Democratic stronghold in Texas?

Which geographic area of Texas is not a Republican stronghold?

A political party that is not one of the two major parties is referred to as a

When a person votes for only candidates from one party, they are engaging in

Which statement best describes the Libertarian Party?

In which of the following ways have third parties been least successful?

Of the third parties listed below, which probably has had the least influence on Texas politics?

Which statement best describes the Green Party?

Which of the following were independent candidates who had a significant impact on a Texas election?