A person who believes national government should stay out of economic and social issues as much as possible
What is a Libertarian?
100
An election conducted within the party to nominate candidates who will run for public office in a subsequent general election.
What is a primary?
100
This law states that people who could vote before 1867, or their descendants, were exempt from educational, property, or tax requirements for voting.
What is the grandfather clause?
100
This is the main source that we receive information from during elections
What is TV?
100
First Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even-numbered years
When is the general elections?
200
The party that dominates Texas today.
What is the Republican Party?
200
Campaign money donated directly to candidates or political parties and restricted in amount by federal law.
What is hard money?
200
A law that requires certain government offices such as motor vehicle licensing agencies or military recruitment centers to offer voter registration applications.
What is the motor-voter law?
200
This is used by almost 2/3 of people over the age of 18 to receive information about elections
What is social media?
200
When a voter casts a ballot for a party that they aren't usually affiliated with
What is crossover voting?
300
When there is a major switch in the support of political parties (ex: in the 90s, when white voters shifted their support to the republican party)
What is realignment?
300
All election laws in Texas are compiled into this one body of law:
What is the Texas Election Code?
300
This law was passed in 1965 and and has been renewed 4 times. It abolished literacy tests and requires states to offer early voting.
What is The Voting Rights Act of 1965?
300
We have 976 of these in Texas, however they have limited value for political power
What is a radio station?
300
The Oscars is an example of this type of news
What is Soft News?
400
A third party that came around in the 70s, focusing on Latino rights and taking votes away from democratic party which moved the democratic party to include Mexican-american issues and concerns.
What is La Raza Unida?
400
A campaign based around negative ads towards opposing candidates.
What is a mudslide campaign?
400
A basic geographic area for conducting primaries and elections. Texas has over 8,500 of these.
What is a voting precinct?
400
Journalism based on sensationalism and exaggeration
What is yellow journalism?
400
An organization created to collect and distribute contributions to political campaigns
What is a PAC? (political action committee)
500
Can be defined as a combination of people and interests whose primary purpose is to gain control of government by winning elections.
What is a political party?
500
A meeting at which members of a political party assemble to select delegates and make other policy recommendations.
What is a caucus?
500
The percentage of voters casting ballots.
What is voter turnout?
500
A Law protecting journalists from having to reveal confidential sources to police or in court
What is shield law?
500
Manipulating boundaries/borders of an area to favor one party or class.