The cost of primary elections in Texas is paid for by :

The cost of primary elections in Texas is paid for by
 
  A) filing fees charged to candidates, subsidized by state funds.
  B) state funds only.
  C) sponsoring companies.
  D) an admission fee charged each voter.

 Q. 2

In the 1971 case, Lemon v. Kurtzman, the Court created which criteria, regarding a proper separation between church and state?
 
  A) A statute must have a secular purpose.
  B) A statute's principal effect may advance religion.
  C) A statute must serve more than one religion.
  D) A statute must be supported by a majority of the people.
  E) A statute must be for purposes of funding religious schools.

 Q. 3

The Texas Election Code requires that primary voters
 
  A) keep their party affiliation secret until all votes have been counted.
  B) never declare their party affiliation.
  C) declare their party affiliation when registering to vote.
  D) declare their party affiliation at the time of voting in the party's primary.

 Q. 4

As a compromise to the prayer in schools ban, many districts instituted moments of silence. The 1985 Supreme Court case of Wallace v. Jaffree addressed this issue. What was the Court's ruling?
 
  A) The establishment clause does not apply to public school policies.
  B) Moments of silence are acceptable if students are encouraged to pray.
  C) The policy in question was unconstitutional because it had a secular purpose.
  D) The Court skirted the issue and left the matter to the discretion of each state's courts.
  E) The Court denied to hear the case due to Wallace's lack of standing.

 Q. 5

The practice of many Texans of voting in the Democratic primary and then voting Republican at the general election is called
 
  A) raiding.
  B) crossover voting.
  C) swing voting.
  D) carpetbagging.

 Q. 6

In several landmark cases in 1962, 1963, and 1985, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of prayer in public school classrooms. What is and has been the opinion of the Supreme Court in this matter?
 
  A) Each school district must look to its community standards concerning religion and follow the majority of public opinion.
  B) Community religious leaders have a limited right to advise school officials on religious activities and teachings in the public schools.
  C) Public schools may not require or encourage student prayer as part of an official school program.
  D) Elementary schools may not advocate or require participation in prayer or bible study, but high schools are exempted because of the maturity level of the students.
  E) Though such prayer was once disallowed, the conservative sweep of the Supreme Court after the 2004 presidential elections has led to its overturning the ban on school prayer.