Deck 4: Political Parties

Question 1

In Texas,the mass media tends to be _____ in general.

A)​conservative
B)​liberal
C)​centrist
D)​unbiased
E)all of these

Answer 1

A

Question 2

​On the issue of economic development,a Democrat would be supportive of each of the followingexcept _____.

A)reducing business regulations
B)​environmental conservation
C)​stronger labor unions
D)​increasing the minimum wage
E)​​There is no identifiable trend in how conservatives and liberals view free trade.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which statement about ​White Protestants is true?

A)They are more likely to stressindividual responsibilitythangovernment responsibility for people.
B)​They are more likely to support for increased communitarian responsibility for people instead of individual responsibility.
C)​They are less likelythan Roman Catholics to stress individual responsibility.
D)They are more likely to support increased government responsibility for people over individual responsibility.
E)They are more likely than Hispanics to stress government responsibility.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When exposed to different social institutions,children _____.

A)are generally resistant to changing their overall beliefs due to the strength of their family upbringing
B)are generally resistant to changing their overall beliefs due to the disorganization of such institutions
C)​become more acceptingof views esposused by such institutions, andthus are more willing to leaveparental influences behind
D)​become very accepting of views espoused by such institutions, since rarely have they received any direction at home
E)​grow to be less supportive of government institutions that seek to help the poor

Question 5

Which industryis considered a strong supporter of the Democratic Party?

A)entertainment
B)​oil and gas
C)computers
D)medicine
E)​supporting public employees

Question 6

It is fair to say that parents​ in general _____.

A)pass along their political attitudes and philosophy to their children
B)are more liberal than their children
C)​are more conservative than their children
D)​encourage their children to develop their own political attitudes and philosophy
E)​encourage their children to support government activity on behalf of the poor

Question 7

In Texas,which type of voter would most likely support the Republican Party?

A)Anglo, labor union member, Catholic
B)rural, Anglo, low-income
C)Mexican American, lawyer, El Paso resident
D)African American, East Texas resident, farmer
E)Anglo, upper-class, professional, evangelical Protestant

Question 8

The two dominant ideologies in Texas today are usually referred to as _____ and _____.

A)individualism;communitarianism
B)socialism; populism
C)libertarianism;conservatism
D)liberalism; conservatism
E)environmentalism; libertarianism

Question 9

Which statement about conservative and liberal views on the issue of private gun ownership is true?

A)Conservatives want more regulation, while liberals want less regulation.
B)Conservatives want less regulation, while liberals want more regulation.
C)Both conservatives and liberals favor more regulation.
D)Both conservatives and liberals favor less regulation.
E)There is no general trend in how conservatives and liberals view private gun ownership.

Question 10

In economic policy,the basic principle underlying conservatism is _____.

A)laissez faire
B)government regulation
C)central planning
D)social equality
E)collective responsibility

Question 11

Which type of religious followers are considered to be strong supporters of the Republican Party?

A)​evangelical Protestants
B)​Roman Catholics
C)​Jews
D)​Southern Baptists
E)Populist

Question 12

Which of these is considered a basic agent of political socialization?

A)families
B)schools
C)churches
D)the media
E)all of these

Question 13

When it comes to running a business,conservatives favor which of these?

A)government leaving them alone
B)government involvement only when there are problems with the marketplace
C)government regulating every aspect of the business
D)redistribution ofa small percentage of revenue from moresuccessful businesses to less successful businesses
E)redistribution of a small percentage of revenue from less successful businesses to more successful businesses

Question 14

​Which of these is considered the most important agent of political socialization?

A)​family
B)​schools
C)​churches
D)​media
E)​peer groups

Question 15

Which of these may affect the overall conservatism of the Texas media in the future?

A)Some people adopt a personal point of view that is contrary to the opinion-molding forces around them; liberal families, churches, schoolteachers, and news outlets do exist in Texas.
B)​The national media has a more liberal slant than the Texas media.
C)Millions of non-Texans have moved to the state in the last few decades, bringing different political cultures with them.
D)New Internet-based media is so personal, numerous, and pervasive that they may have startling effects on people's values and worldviews.
E)​provocative

Question 16

Which statement is true ofthe mass media in Texas?

A)​They are more likely to reinforce the conservatism espoused by parents.
B)They often arean effective tool used to socialize children into a more liberal point of view.
C)They ​report news in an objective manner, even at the expense of revenue.
D)They are comprisedmostly ofnonprofit entities.
E)All of these are true."e.​All of these may have an effect."

Question 17

Liberals _____ President Clinton's 1998 decision to intervene in Iraq ,and they _____ President Bush's 2003 intervention in the same country.

A)​favored; opposed
B)​opposed; favored
C)​favored; also favored
D)​opposed; also opposed
E)​were not agreed about; also did not agree about

Question 18

Who is more likely to favor free trade,conservatives or liberals?

A)Conservatives are more likely to favor free trade, while liberals areless likely to favor it.
B)Conservatives are less likely to favor free trade, while liberals are more likely to favor it.
C)Both liberals and conservatives favor free trade.
D)Both liberals and conservatives oppose free trade.
E)​Buddhists

Question 19

When it comes to ideology,most Texans wouldidentify themselves as _____.

A)​conservative
B)​liberal
C)moderate
D)​centrist
E)​left-wing

Question 20

Which category best describes a person who is suspicious of unregulated markets,placesfaith in the ability of the government to direct economic activity,and favors less government regulation in issues of personal beliefs and behavior?

A)conservative
B)liberal
C)libertarian
D)populist
E)nationalist

Question 21

A fervent belief that government should protect the little people of society from wealthy individuals and corporations has historically been known as _____.

A)economic conservatism
B)populism
C)libertarianism
D)liberalism
E)​Republican parties

Question 22

What do parties do to get citizens to be more involved in the political process?

A)​persuade them to vote
B)​​teach them the informal "rules of the game"
C)​teach them the formal "rules of the game"
D)search for ways to restrict undesirable citizens from participating
E)​work to make opposing parties obsolete in political discussion

Question 23

​Which of these is not one of the reasons why third parties stay minor?

A)Third parties are illegal in the United States;people who form third parties are essentially breaking the law.
B)Texas has some of the toughest ballot-access laws in the nation.
C)A person nominated for statewide office by one of the major parties is automatically awarded a spot on the ballot whereas a person nominated by a third party is not.
D)To be awarded a place on the ballot, third-party candidates must collect signatures from registered voters totaling one percent of all the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election.
E)​Populist Party

Question 24

What are political parties required to do when differences exist within the party?

A)​moderate between intraparty differences
B)​allow party leaders absolute discretion in selecting party positions
C)​select only the positions leaders feel can enable them to win elections
D)​select only the positions leaders feel most strongly about, even if it costs them elections
E)Sometimes, parties have performed these functions well, and sometimes they have not.

Question 25

On the issue of overall government regulation in the economy,how do conservatives and liberals stand?

A)Conservatives generally want more; liberals generally want less.
B)Conservatives generally want less;liberals generally want more.
C)Conservatives generally want more; liberals generally want more.
D)Conservatives generally want less; liberals generally want less.
E)vacillation

Question 26

Generally speaking,how have political parties in Texas performed their intended functions?​

A)​Parties have almost always performed these functions well.
B)​Parties have almost never performed these functions well.
C)​Parties have always measured up to democratic expectations.
D)​Parties have never measured up democrtic expectations.
E)the voter's choice on a general election ballot

Question 27

Virtually all elected Republicans in Texas are _____ first; a few are also _____.

A)economic conservatives; social conservatives
B)social conservatives; economic conservatives
C)social liberals; economic liberals
D)economic liberals; social liberals
E)​There are no patterns to how conservatives and liberals view this issue.

Question 28

Which third party has qualified forevery state election since 1986?

A)​Libertiarian Party
B)​Green Party
C)​Know-Nothing Party
D)​Greenback Party
E)to win elections in order to gain control over public policy

Question 29

During the last two decades of the twentieth century,Texas went through a political _____.

A)realignment
B)dealignment
C)revolution
D)devolution
E)social conservatism

Question 30

After Reconstruction ended,most Texans came to identify with the _____ Party.

A)Federalist
B)Whig
C)Republican
D)Democratic
E)​a one-party liberal Republican state

Question 31

In the 2008 elections,which of the following occurred?

A)A majority of Texans cast their ballots for Barack Obama for president.
B)Texans elected a Democratic majority in the Texas House of Representatives.
C)The Texas congressional delegation became equally divided between Democrats and Republicans.
D)Texans elected their first Libertarian statewide official.
E)economic conservatives; economic liberals

Question 32

Which of these was a consequence of the one-party system that existed in Texas until the 1970s?

A)Voter turnout was very low.
B)Elections were decided in the Democratic primary.
C)Party labels told voters little about the ideology of candidates.
D)Parties were unable to overcome the constitutional fragmentation of power.
E)Lyndon Baines Johnson

Question 33

Who was the first Republican governor of Texas in the twentieth century?

A)John Tower
B)John Connally
C)Bill Clements
D)Rick Perry
E)The Republican Party continued its dominance of Texas politics.

Question 34

In 1961,_____ ended the Democrats' monopoly on offices at the state level by winning a special election for the U.S.Senate.

A)John Tower
B)Phil Gramm
C)Bill Clements
D)George Bush
E)Clayton Williams

Question 35

​When structuring the nature of political conflict and debate,what might political parties do?

A)​screen out the demands of fringe individuals or groups
B)​include everyone in the political debates, even fringe individuals or groups
C)​pursue only the public policy goals that party leaders care about
D)​use every means to contribute to the discussion of policy alternatives, even adding false information in political discussion
E)all of these

Question 36

Atthe national level,the United States has often been described as which type of state?​

A)​a one-party conservative Democratic state
B)​a one-party conservative Republican state
C)​a competitive two-party state
D)​a one-party liberal Democratic state
E)All of these were consequences.

Question 37

From the perspective of activists and candidates,what is the basic purpose of political parties?

A)to recruit political leaders
B)to stimulate political activity and provide information
C)to moderate differences between groups
D)to organize the decision-making activities of government
E)​persuade them to vote and teach them the formal and informal "rules of the game"

Question 38

​Minor political parties are known as _____.

A)third parties
B)​permanent parties
C)​stable parties
D)​Democratic parties
E)Third-party candidates who manage to get on the ballot must win 5percent of the vote for any statewide office or2 percent of the gubernatorial vote to be guaranteed a place on the ballot during the next election

Question 39

Texas has often been described as which type of state until the 1970s?

A)​a one-party conservative Democratic state
B)​a one-party conservative Republican state
C)​a competitive two-party state
D)​a one-party liberal Democratic state
E)​a one-party liberal Republican state

Question 40

​What do parties aim to do when recruiting political leaders?

A)​persuade potential leaders to restrain their individial ambitions so that the party can achieve its collective purposes
B)encourage potential leaders to attain their individual ambitions and consider a party's collective purposes as secondary
C)​advocate for a small number of issues that individual leaders care about, even if it reduces the chance the party wins elections
D)​limit the involvement of ordinary people in the political process
E)​encourage all intraparty factions to run their own candidates for election

Question 41

Which statement about committee chairs in the Texas Legislature is true?

A)They are always members of the majority party and are elected by members of the committees.
B)They are always members of the majority party and are appointed by the leaders of the respective chambers.
C)They usually are distributed to members of both parties and are elected by members of the committees.
D)They usually are distributed to members of both parties and are appointed by the leaders of the respective chambers.

Question 42

​​Why have African Americans and Mexican Americans been more supportive of the Democratic Party?

Question 43

Define the terms liberal and conservative in the context of modern Texas politics.Explain why these terms can sometimes be of little real use in understanding modern politics.

Question 44

The permanent party organization in Texas includes _____.

A)precinct chairs
B)the county executive committee
C)the district executive committee
D)the state executive committee
E)to select the precinct party chair

Question 45

How has the media in Texas generally responded to the conservative nature of many Texas residents?​

Question 46

Describe the structures and primary functions of the permanent party organizations in Texas.Explain some of the factors that make the permanent party organization less important than might be expected.

Question 47

Which statement is correct about political parties in Texas?

A)Political parties have been especially weak organizationally.
B)Political parties have been especially strong from an organizational point of view.
C)Minor parties often haveturned into major parties.
D)The party organizationhas beenthe key factor in deciding whohas beennominated to office.
E)responsible party

Question 48

​How might factions within a political party disrupt party unity?

Question 49

In Texas,how is party membership determined?

A)the payment of dues
B)the act of voting in a primary election
C)the indication of party preference on the voter registration card
D)attendance at a party convention
E)all of these

Question 50

Why are state conventions and platforms of little importance to what nominees say and do?

A)Candidates for public office are nominated in primaries rather than in conventions.
B)Candidates raise their own campaign funds independently of the party.
C)Candidates need to gather support from the large number of voters, not the small number of party activists.
D)Party organizations in the United States are generally quite weak.
E)​centralized

Question 51

The state party conventions do all of the following except _____.

A)select the winner of the general election in November
B)select presidential electors to serve in the electoral college
C)select members of the state executive committee
D)select at-large members to represent Texas in the national party committee
E)the national Republican Party

Question 52

​How would thepolitical system and participating parties in Texas be best described?

A)fragmented
B)​cohesive
C)​consolidated
D)​nonexistent
E)Most candidates have relied on the party for funds and organizing assistance.

Question 53

From time to time,states undergo political realignments.In your essay,first define what is meant by "political realignment." Second,discuss how Texas has undergone political realignment since the 1970s.

Question 54

A political party that has centralized control over nominations and can impose the party platform on its nominees is known as a(n)_____.

A)strong party
B)weak party
C)ideological party
D)temporary party organization
E)None of these statementsis correct.

Question 55

Identify and explain the major functions of political parties.Explain how well political parties in Texas perform these functions.Discuss what factors,if any,suggest that the parties are improving in their performance of these functions.

Question 56

What is the primary purpose of the precinct convention in Texas?

A)to count the primary election votes
B)to discuss strategy for the next election
C)to select delegates to the county convention
D)to raise money for the party
E)write the party platform

Question 57

Explain the process of political socialization in Texas.In your essay,be sure toidentify each of the basic agents of political socialization and explain why the socialization process is often conservative.What factors might account for an individualdeveloping liberal views in Texas?

Question 58

​How have Texas's parties been able to withstand their organizational weaknesses andminimalist permanent party organization?

Question 59

How has Texas's domination by its prevailing traditionalist and individualist political cultures affected the state's ideological nature?

Question 60

Since 1994,which group has dominated the Texas Republican Party state conventions?

A)social liberals
B)corporate interest groups
C)the supporters of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
D)the Christian Right
E)All of these reasons apply.

Question 61

​Cross-Chapter Questions (Chapters 4 and 13): What role do partisanship and ideology play in Texas's taxing and spending decisions?

Question 62

Cross-Chapter Essay Question (Chapters 4 and 6): ​How does partisanship and ideology affect the workings of the Texas legislature?