Gov 2308 Chapter 4 Quiz

What is the lowest level of the permanent party organization in Texas?

The pattern, beginning in the 1950s, of Texans voting for a Republican president but sticking with conservative Democrats for state offices is called

The ________ convention is a meeting held by a political party following its precinct convention for the purpose of electing delegates to its state convention.

The first African American woman elected to Congress from Texas was

Which movement has had the largest impact on state legislative races in recent years?

The mass exodus of more affluent whites from urban areas to suburban areas is sometimes referred to as

________ believe that they can have more influence in state politics if they become a force to be reckoned with within the Republican Party.

Which is the most important function of parties in Texas?

No Democrat has won Texas in a presidential race since ________.

The most important goal of political parties is to

By about the 1940s, a split between liberals and conservatives developed in the Democratic Party that focused on

The main role of the precinct conventions is to select delegates to the ________ and possibly to submit resolutions that may eventually become part of the party platform.

Most of the African American population of Texas is concentrated in

Why don't people vote for third parties?

Why are Texas Republicans considered to be in a "divided moment"?

The process of ________ occurs throughout our early years, when parents, religious leaders, teachers, and others influence our partisan identifications.

What is a political party?

After 1994, Democrats controlled the Texas House up until ________.

In Texas, which group is most likely to support the Republican Party?

________ is a system of representation that encourages third-party voting because it allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the total vote.

The fastest-growing demographic group in Texas is ________, the majority of whom vote ________.

The ________ movement was a movement during the 1950s in which conservative Democrats in Texas supported Republican candidate Dwight Eisenhower for the presidency because many of those conservative Democrats believed that the national Democratic Party had become too liberal.

The demographic changes in Texas make the state more similar to its southern neighbors because the Texas

Conservative Democrats in Texas are also known as

Texas Democrats have been relegated to a minority status at the state level since