POLS Exam 21. Which of the following is a true statement about third-party involvement in American elections?a. Third parties cannot legally run candidates for the presidency.b. Many legal barriers make it hard for third parties to get on the ballot.c. Third parties have won a number of presidential elections.d. None of the above.2. American political parties perform important functions, such as:a. running the government.b. providing opposition if they finish second.c. unification of various groups.d. all of the above.3. The major characteristics of American political parties are:a. pragmatism, one partyism, idealism.b. decentralization, democracy, idealism.c. two-partyism, decentralization, pragmatism.d. idealism, pluralism, monotheism.4. American political parties demonstrate pragmatism by:a. only soliciting votes from specific groups.b. compromising their ideals in order to appeal to the largest number of voters.c. putting ideals above political compromise.d. all of the above.5. In Texas, there has historically been:a. a well-balanced, two-party system.b. a well-defined, three-party system.c. one-party dominance.d. third-party sectionalism.6. Which of the following statements is true of special elections in Texas?a. They are held to fill vacancies in congressional offices.b. They are held to fill vacancies state judicial offices.c. They are held to fill vacancies in state executive offices.d. They are held to fill vacancies in the president's cabinet.7. Provided women's suffrage:a. 20th.1POLS Exam 2b. l6th.c. l7th.d. l9th.8. To be nominated by the direct primary method in Texas, a candidate:a. must obtain a 2/3 majority vote of party members.b. must win an absolute majority of those voting in that party primary.c. must win both first and second primaries.d. needs to win a plurality in the second primary.9. More education seems to be highly correlated with:a. a lack of interest in the prosperity of mankind.b. a lack of interest in the political process.c. voting Republicans.d. a lack of tolerance for social freedoms.10. The national committee of each party:a. selects the site of the nominating conventions.b. helps select candidates for Congress.c. has near dictatorial control over the party.d. writes the party platform.11. A PAC is an:a. agency established by the government to regulate interest group activity.b. institution to distribute political jobs and contracts among interest groups.c. organization that plans and directs lobbying activities for interest groups.d. organization established by interest groups to collect contributions to political candidates.12. A precinct is:a. a police department.b. the smallest local voting district.c. the chairperson of the state party organization.d. a committee of the national party organization.13. A major function of the national convention is:a. the enactment of legislation that will prevent the development of third parties.b. the selection of all candidates for office running on the party label.c. to purge members of the party in Congress who have failed to support the party on a minimum of 60% of the issues.2POLS Exam 2d. to nominate the presidential and vice-presidential candidates.14. Those who favor registration requirements argue:a. that all states should adopt the voter information test.b. that voter turnout would decline without such requirements.c. it would be unconstitutional to eliminate registration requirements.d. that such requirements prevent fraudulent voting practices.15. There has been a tradition in the United States for Catholics and Jews to vote:a. in opposition to one another.b. for candidates who advocate the development of a state religion.c. for candidates supported by the Moral Majority.d. Democratic.16. Selection of election judges and alternate judges is the responsibility of the:a. county clerk.b. county judge.c. county tax assessor-collector.d. county commissioners court.17. The supreme legal authority of the national party is:a. the national chair.b. the national committee.c. the national convention.d. the president.18. The length of residence in the state as a requirement for voting now is:a. one year.b. three months.c. thirty days.d. six months.19. Which of the following groups was the least likely to vote Democratic in recent elections?a. Jewsb. blacksc. white protestantsd. Catholics20. A major cause for the persistence of the 2-party system in the U.S. today is that:3POLS Exam 2a. the major parties have become disciplined and issue oriented.b. election districts are single member so that only one candidate can win.c. third parties have failed to point up issues.d. major party ideas and platforms are too much like religious dogma.21. Texas statutes prohibit direct political contributions from:a. corporate executives.b. labor-union leaders.c. persons convicted of a felony.d. corporations.22. Political patronage is concerned with:a. the interface of government and religion.b. bribes and graft.c. government employment for loyal election workers.d. government contracts for campaign supporters.23. The campaign reform law of l974 was chiefly concerned with:a. campaign finance.b. media coverage.c. nomination procedures.d. delegate selection.24. Most delegates to the national nominating conventions are chosen by:a. popular votes.b. primary elections.c. nomination procedures.d. none of the above.25. The vice presidential nominee is supposed to be selected by:a. the presidential nominee.b. the credentials committee of the national convention.c. the primaries.d. in state political caucuses.e. the parties' national convention.26. Voter registration and election turnout in Texas is regularly:a. above the national average.b. below the national average.4POLS Exam 2c. approximately at the national average.d. undocumented.27. PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION allows for:a. legislative seats to be allotted in proportion to the total number of votes a party gets.b. local electoral districts to choose their own representative.c. election by plurality vote, rather than majority vote.d. second election in districts where no candidate gets a majority.28. The Democratic party came into existence with the l828 election of:a. John Adams.b. John Quincy Adams.c. Andrew Jackson.d. James Monroe.29. The modern Republican party emerged:a. before the Civil War.b. after the Civil War.c. before World War I.d. after World War I.30. It is important for people in a democracy to vote because:a. it provides for an orderly succession of