Voting in Texas
This is required to vote in Texas elections
What is a voter ID?
This is the most common form of political participation
What is voting?
These two parties dominate Texas politics
What are the Republican Party and Democratic Party?
Money raised for campaigns is called this
What is campaign finance?
The final election where winners are chosen
What is the general election?
This is the process of signing up before voting
What is voter registration?
Contacting elected officials is an example of this
What is civic engagement?
This party has dominated statewide offices in recent decades
What is the Republican Party?
This is a short, memorable phrase used by candidates
What is a slogan?
The first election to choose party candidates
What is the primary election?
Texas allows this type of early voting before Election Day
What is in-person early voting?
Low turnout in Texas is often attributed to these (name one)
What are barriers (e.g., ID laws, registration deadlines)?
A smaller party in Texas (name one)
What is the Libertarian Party or Green Party?
TV ads, social media, and rallies are forms of this
What is campaigning?
This occurs if no candidate gets 50% in Texas primaries
What is a runoff election?
This group oversees elections in Texas
What is the Texas Secretary of State?
This type of election typically has lower turnout
What are midterm elections?
This document outlines a party’s beliefs
What is a platform?
This group regulates federal campaign finance
What is the Federal Election Commission?
Texas uses this type of primary system
What is an open primary?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18
What is the 26th Amendment?
Organized efforts to influence policy are called this
What are interest groups?
This election determines party nominees
What is a primary election?
Public image management during campaigns is called this
What is political branding?
Elections are mainly run at this level in Texas
What is the county level?