Exam 4 Review Flashcards
(49 cards)
Know why moderate candidates are less likely to become party nominees than are extreme candidates.
During a primary, the candidates have to appeal to their party base, which is one sided.
Extreme candidates tend to represent a party and uphold their usual beliefs.
Know what PAC’s are.
Political Action Committee - Committee of people put together to help fundraise and sponsor candidates for office
Know the case of Citizens United V. Federal Election Commission.
It removed nearly all limitations on corporate campaign spending. Corporations can spend as much money campaigning as long as they are not directly working with a candidate.
Know how primary elections are conducted in Texas.
Texas holds open primary elections first, then conducts runoff elections.
Texas first conducts an open primary, where any person who is a qualified registered voter can come in and vote for one of the two parties.
If nobody wins the primary, the top two candidates face off in a runoff election.
Know the individual contribution limit to federal candidates.
$2700
Know what financial contribution limits Texas has for its state offices.
Texas does not place any limitations for its state offices
Know what type of primary system Texas uses.
Open primary system
Know what special elections are and when Texas uses them.
A non regular election, that is used to vote on special issues. We mainly use them for constitutional amendments, and we hold them on non federal government election years*.
*Odd numbered years
Know when Texas holds its elections for state offices.
Every midterm election follows the federal cycle. On non federal election years*.
*Odd numbered years
Know what primary election “raiding” is.
When in a primary election, members of one party raid the other party’s election with a goal of changing the outcome of the other party’s election.
Know what “frontloading” is and why states practice it.
The push to have your states primary conducted first. Whoever conducts it first sets the example and the other states all follow the example.
Know who is the chief election officer for Texas.
The Texas Secretary of State.
Know why primaries are difficult for voters to follow.
They have tons of people running in the exact same party, and there are a lot of people to follow.
Know what types of public policies are supported by liberals.
Favor policies that favor government intervention, they favor distribution policies, policies with higher taxation, and the distribution of wealth.
Know when Republicans became the state’s dominant party.
Officially: In the year 2000
Unofficially: 1972
Know the levels of the temporary party organization.
Precinct convention, county convention, state convention
Know which generations are more likely to identify as Democrats or Republican.
The older people get, the more conservative they tend to be.
Baby boomers are usually Republican, while younger people are usually Democratic
Know how the political party structure works.
Bottom up structure; from low to high - precincts, counties, then states.
The most important level would be the counties.
Know the different levels of the party organization.
Precinct, counties, state, national.
Know what types of public policies are supported by conservatives.
Tend to be more free from government restrictions, tend to be more strict with social issues,
Know which party opposed and which promoted desegregation.
Promoted by Republicans, Opposed by Democrats
Know what political polarization is.
When people get so caught up in politics that they feel pushed to extremes.
The divergence of political attitudes away from the center, towards ideological extremes; Only left and right, no middle ground
Know when Texas law requires parties to perform primary elections.
Requires it when a party reaches 10 percent of the population, for country, state, and congressional offices, they have to hold primary elections.
Know the basic planks of the Progressive party platform.
Pushed for a lot of changes.
The first party to push for minimum wage.
