POLITICAL CULTURE
THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION
POLITICAL PARTIES
ELECTIONS
100
What best describes Texas political culture?
What is traditionalistic-individualistic
100

The Texas Constitution has been amended over ______ times

500

100
What party has dominated Texas politics for most of the 21st Century?
What is Republican
100
What are the requirements to vote?
What is 18, US Citizen, resident of state for 30 days, resident of county for 30 days, no felony, mentally competent, photo ID
200
The major economic driver in Texas is?
What is Oil
200

Name the steps to amend the Texas Constitution.

1.  Propose in a legislative session

2. Pass by 2/3 majority

3. Publish in Newspaper

4. State-wide election

200
What does party polarization mean?
What is right going farther right, left going farther left
200
The purpose of a primary election
What is to select a party's candidate for general election
300
What does Provincialism mean?
What is a narrow, limited, view of the world often associated with rural values.
300

Name the three branches of government and what article in the Texas Constitution there are defined?

Article 3: Texas Legislature

Article 4: The Governor

Article 5: The Courts

300
The process by which our parents, teachers, and others influence our political ideology
What is political socialization
300
What triggers a run-off election, and what is the trend in Texas?
What is no one candidate receives the majority of votes, and the candidate with fewer votes in the general usually wins the run-off
400

The population of Texas according to the 2020 census is

What is 29 million

400
Article Four of the Texas Constitution defines the:
What is Executive Branch
400
What do political parties do?
What is party identification, elect candidates, help voters choose candidates
400

Why does Texas have a low voter turnout rate?

Too many elections, no party competition

500

The fastest growing population in Texas is?

Hispanic

500
A Constitution does the following: provides checks and balances, establishes power and structure of government, and ____________
What is contains individual rights
500
Why is it difficult to run as a third party candidate?
What is rules made by opponents
500
What two elections do most people vote in?
What is Presidential and Governor
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