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30 Cards in this Set
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Racial and ethnic minority groups are considerably more influential in Texas politics today than they were in the early 1960s.
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True
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Business groups and trade associations are effective because they are organized, well financed, and skilled at advocating their positions.
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True
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In general, the political influence of citizen, advocacy, and cause groups depends upon the strength of their organization, the strength of the opposition, and the popularity of their cause.
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True
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Tort reform deals with which of the following issues?
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limiting the amount of monetary damages a plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit can recover in court
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Which of the following would be considered a component of a good business climate?
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All of the above.
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For which of the following reasons are business and trade groups not as influential in Texas politics today as they were in the 1950s?
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Business and industry are less likely to be united because they have grown more diverse as the state's economy has diversified.
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In which of the following parts of the state is organized labor the strongest?
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Texas Gulf Coast
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Political action committees (PACs) are organized to accomplish which of the following tasks?
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raise and contribute money to candidates for public office
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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding PAC contributions?
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PACs typically contribute more money to incumbents than to challengers.
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Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about lobbying?
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All of the above.
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Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about interest groups and electioneering?
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All of the above.
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Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about lobbying?
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All of the above.
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Which of the following statements is/are NOT true about interest group alliances?
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Interest groups never form alliances with political parties.
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Texas has had a two-party system since the end of Reconstruction, with the Democratic and Republican parties competing on near equal footing throughout the period.
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False
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Most political scientists believe that American political parties are organizationally weak, and party organization in Texas is no exception to this pattern.
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True
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The Texas Democratic Party does relatively well among minority citizens, low-income voters of all races, people living in the suburbs, and people who call themselves moderates or conservatives.
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False
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The Texas Republican Party became the clear majority party in the state in 1994.
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True
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Organization A takes positions on political issues, raises and spends money in election campaigns, and nominates some of its members as candidates for public office. What is Organization A?
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Political party
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National party organizations support party candidates at the state level by performing all of the following activities except?
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The national party organization decides who may run for state-level offices.
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Which of the following individuals is/are eligible to participate in a Republican precinct convention held on the evening of primary election day?
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a person who voted during the day in the Republican primary election
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Which of the following is NOT a reason explaining why the Texas Republican Party is organizationally stronger than the Texas Democratic Party?
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Because the Republican Party has long been the dominant party in the state, it has had longer to organize.
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Interest groups work with political parties in the following ways except
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nominating candidates to run as the party's nominees in the general election.
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Which of the following reasons best explains the dominance of the Democratic Party in Texas and other southern states in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
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The Republican Party was discredited in the eyes of most native white Texans because of its leadership role in American national government during the Civil War and Reconstruction era.
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Which of the following developments aided liberal Democrats in Texas in their competition with conservative Democrats?
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All of the above.
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Since the 1970s and early 1980s, which of the following groups of Texans has been MOST likely to switch party allegiance from the Democratic to the Republican parties?
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non-Hispanic whites
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When did the Republican Party become the clear majority party in the state?
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In 1994, when Republican gubernatorial nominee George W. Bush defeated Democratic incumbent Ann Richards.
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Texas Democrats and Texas Republicans agree on the following policy issues except
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school choice
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When and if Texas becomes a Democratic state depends on all of the following factor except
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increased immigration from Asia
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Political parties and interest groups form informal alliances for which of the following reasons?
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All of the above.
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A loyal Democratic voter was known as
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a Yellow Dog Democrat
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