This replaced the spoils system and, as a consequence, weakened the political parties.
What is civil service?
100
Throughout most of the twentieth century, the Texas Democratic Party experienced conflict between the __________ faction and the __________ faction within the party.
What is "conservative" and "liberal"?
100
Most elections in the United States require a __________ of the vote to win the election.
What is a plurality?
100
What was unusual about the Texas Republican effort to redistrict congressional districts in 2003?
What is "It occurred after a congressional district map had already been approved and used in the 2002 elections"?
100
Most state parties use the __________ method to select delegates to the national conventions.
What is presidential primary?
200
Multi-member, proportional representation elections explain their existence.
What are multi-party systems?
200
True or false? The precinct conventions, district conventions, and state convention are part of the permanent party organization in Texas.
What is false?
200
Given the voter registration requirements in Texas, Texas uses what kind of primaries?
What are open primaries?
200
I am the practice of putting a community into several electoral districts, so that it has no influence in any of them.
What is cracking/vote dilution?
200
In the first instance, the Texas Republican Party will use __________ to allocate delegates to the presidential candidates in the Texas Republican primary.
What is winner take all (unit rule)?
300
A component of the responsible party model is __________ campaigns.
What is party centered?
300
With respect to the United States and Texas governments, currently there is divided government in the __________ but not in the __________.
What is "United States government" and "Texas government"?
300
In Minnesota, John Doe receives 47% of the primary vote for the Republican nomination for governor and Jane Smith receives 45% of the primary vote. What is the outcome of the election?
What is "John Doe wins the Republican nomination (becomes the Republican candidate) for governor"?
300
The preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act requires Texas to get its redistricting maps approved by __________.
What is the Department of Justice or a federal court?
300
The Texas Democratic Party selects most of its delegates to the national convention using the __________ method.
What is presidential primary?
400
1932-1980
What is a party era during which the Democratic Party was the dominant party?
400
The suburbs, rural areas, and white protestants are part of which party's coalition?
What is the Republican Party?
400
In a cumulative voting system using a five member district, how many votes does a voter have?
What is five?
400
As a result of reapportionment after the 2010 census, the __________ region of the country lost seats in the U. S. House of Representatives and the __________ region of the country gained seats in the U. S. House of Representatives
What are the "northern/frostbelt/rustbelt" and "southern/sunbelt"?
400
I am Ron Paul, with a following that supports me intensely. The supporters of my opponents do not feel that strongly about their choices. As a result, I prefer that delegates be selected using the __________ method.
What is caucus?
500
According to Brady, which is the better explanation of the recent shift in the electorate to the Democratic Party?
What is ideological positioning?
500
The election of __________ as governor in __________ is usually seen as signalling the emergence of a competitive two party system in Texas.
What is "Bill Clements" and "1978"?
500
Which voting model--prospective, retrospective, electoral competition--is most consistent with the responsible party model?
What is the prospective voting model?
500
Which of the following are now illegal in the redistricting process: partisan gerrymandering, racial gerrymandering, malapportionment, incumbent protection?
What is malapportionment?
500
The advent of Super Tuesday in 1988 and its continuance today illustrates what feature of the presidential nomination process?