Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Both Chapter 4 and 5
100
The degree to which Republicans have become more conservative and democrats have become more liberal.
What is partisan polarization?
100
A party meeting that occurs every two years to nominate candidates for statewide office, adopt a platform, elect party leadership and in presidential election years, select delegates for national convention and choose presidential electors.
What is the state convention?
100
A primary election where any registered voter can participate, regardless of political party affiliation.
What is an open primary?
100
A national act passed in 1993 that requires the state to allow people to register to vote when they apply for a drivers' license.
What is the motor voter law?
100
A process that takes place every 10 years that determines how many Congressional seats a state will receive depending on population shifts.
What is reappointment?
200
Learning the underlying values and beliefs that the political system is based on (introducing someone to political culture)
What is political socialization?
200
An election rule stating that the candidate that receives the plurality of the votes is the winner.
What is "first past the post"?
200
A primary election where only registered voters from a certain party can vote.
What is a closed primary?
200
A procedure that allows people to cast ballots early, during a two week period before the scheduled election date.
What is early voting?
200
A process that usually occurs every 10 years to redraw election districts and redistribute representatives for the Texas House, Texas Senate, and US House to reflect population shifts or respond to legal challenges in districts.
What is redistricting?
300
The most basic level of political organization at the local level.
What is a precinct?
300
A multi-member district system where political party representation is proportion to the percentage of the total votes.
What is proportional representation?
300
An election that does not occur on a regularly scheduled basis that is used to fill vacancies in office, give approval for the state to borrow money or to ratify amendments.
What is a special election?
300
Important legislation passed that guaranteed African Americans the right to vote and prevented the supression of minority voting strength.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
300
Voting pattern where conservatives vote Democratic for state offices but Republican for presidential candidates.
What is presidential Republicanism?
400
A meeting held by a political party to select delegates for the county convention and submit resolutions to the state party platform.
What is the precinct convention?
400
A movement in the 1950s where Conservative Democrats voted for Dwight Eisenhower, the Republican candidate, for presidency because many conservatives felt the Democratic National Party had become too liberal.
What is the Shivercrat movement?
400
A primary election that only allowed white voters to participate.
What is a white primary?
400
A provision under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that requires any changes to the election procedures or districts to be approved by the Department of Justice or the US District Court for DC.
What is preclearance?
400
A movement that advocates for lower government spending, lower taxes and limited government
What is the Tea Party movement?
500
Meeting held by a political party after a precinct convention to elect delegates for the state convention.
What is a county convention?
500
Another name for conservative Democrats (usually from the South)
What are Blue Dog Democrats?
500
A party that was an offshoot of the Democratic party that arose after white primaries were deemed unconstitutional. They pre-selected candidates for the Democratic party and would not allow African Americans to participate.
What is the Jaybird Party?
500
A second primary election that occurs between two candidates when no one received the majority vote.
What is a runoff primary?
500
A political party formed in Texas to bring attention to the concerns of the Mexican Americans.
What is La Raza Unida?
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