Which of the following took place in the 1994 Texas elections?
a. Democratic incumbents lost all five statewide executive offices.
b. The GOP took control of the state Supreme Court for the first time since Reconstruction.
c. Republicans captured all down-ballot races in which the Democrats had an incumbent.
d. Republican incumbent Rick Perry lost his office.
Q. 2What occurred in the Texas elections of 2002?
a. Every member of Congress from Texas who ran again was reelected.
b. Democrats lost their advantage in the Texas delegation to the U.S. Congress.
c. The Democrats extended the barest of majorities in the Senate to a 19-12 advantage.
d. Republicans went down to a minority status in the House.
Q. 3During Reconstruction, virtually all people who had held office in Confederate or state government were barred from holding further office. What was a consequence of this policy?
a. Independents were barred from holding office.
b. All people who had held office were still supportive of the election process and participated in subsequent elections.
c. Republicans held the majority of elected offices.
d. Democrats dominated the political scene.
Q. 4Which of the following is true of the supporters of the Democratic Party?
a. Conservatives tend to vote Democrat.
b. Voters belonging to higher income brackets are usually Democrats.
c. Most of the votes are projected to come from 'Yellow-dog' Democrats in the future.
d. A lot of support for the Democratic Party comes from minorities.
Q. 5Which of the following is true of the county chair?
a. The person is elected by recommendations made by the secretary of the party.
b. The term of office for the position is five years.
c. The person is paid a regular monthly compensation.
d. The person ensures that every precinct has a person to oversee the election.
Q. 6In which of the following is membership divided equally between men and women?
a. the county executive committee
b. the precinct convention
c. the state executive committee
d. the senatorial district convention
Q. 7Why don't Latino voters typically vote Republican in Texas?
a. The Republican Party has taken a harsh anti-illegal immigration stand.
b. The Republican Party has focused on addressing the desires of the Asian voter.
c. The Latino voter is not an active participant in the election process.
d. There has not been a Republican candidate that the Latino voters support.