2312 Exam #1
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- Which Constitutional Amendment gave women the right to vote?
- 19th Amendment (1920)
- What was the 1876 election deal?
- If General Rutherford B. Hayes President, promised three deals would be done.
- What court case stopped white's only primaries?
- Smith v. Allwright (1944)
- What court case integrated schools?
- Brown v. Board (1954)
- What is crossover voting?
- The voter seeks the best candidate regardless of party
- What is raiding voting?
- The voter seeks the worst candidate easiest for home party candidate to beat
- What is a party caucus?
- Each parties state legislatures chose the nominee.
- What is a party convention?
- Voter's attend a party convention and by majority chose the nominee.
- What is a direct primary election?
- Voters vote at poles via majority vote.
- Which state allows you register to vote via mail?
- Texas (low turnout)
- which state(s) allow you to register on election day?
- Maine, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oregon (high turnout)
- Which state(s) has the gov. aggressively seek out the non-registered and have them register to vote?
- Idaho (high turnout)
- Which state(s) doesn't require voter registration?
- North Dakota (high turnout)
- What is absentee voting?
- Basically called "no fault" absentee (early) voting in Texas. Allowed on 17th to 4th day before election.
- How do you get to vote via mail?
- Can send ballot by mail 60 days or later as long as it's received by 7 pm on election day.
- What is a Major Political Party?
- A party's candidate for governer recieves 20% of the votes in the last election.
- McCain-Feingold 2002
- Soft money banned, $2k hard money per candidate, PAC can donate $5k per year
- By what majority would you need to propose and ratify the U.S. Constitution?
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Propose = 2/3 house/senate or 2/3(33) of the state legislatures
Ratify= 3/4(38) of state legislatures or 3/4(38) state convention - By what majority do you need to propose and ratify the Texas Constitution?
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Propose= 2/3 in House (100) and Senate (21)
Ratify= simple majority of voter turnout - How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
- 27
- How many amendments does the Texas Constitution have?
- 441
- What's wrong with the U.S. Constitution?
- Too long, too detailed, poorly written, too restrictive, fragmentation, and poor court system.
- Where can you find proposed amendments?
- The Analyses of Proposed Constitutional Amendments
- What is a unitary government?
- Top governmental powers have power
- What is a confederation government?
- Bottom governmental powers have power
- When did Texas become annexed?
- 12/29/1845
- Where does the word "Texas" come from?
- From the Hasinai Indian word "tejas," meaning friends or allies.
- What was the Help America Vote Act(2002)?
- It allows those who forgot their registration to vote under certain terms.
- When is the general election?
- 1st tuesday after the 1st Monday in November.
- What's wrong with the current Finance system?
- Skyrocketing costs, demeaning distraction to public, degenerating quality of public debate, and public participation plummets.