Texas Government Chapter Eight Quiz

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1. In an open primary, a registered voter:

may vote only in their own party’s primary.

is allowed to vote in any party primary regardless of his or her own party affiliation.

may vote in a party’s primary only if they are registered members of that party prior to election day.

is not required to publicly declare which political party’s primary that they will vote in before entering the voting booth.

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2. Which of the following best represents the first elections held in an electoral cycle?

Runoff elections

Primary elections

General elections

Special elections

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3. Which U.S. Supreme Court case led to the removal of spending limits on corporations funding independent political broadcasts?

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

McCain v. Feingold

Harper v. Collins

Smith v. Alright

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4. What percentage of the vote is required to win the primary?

Super majority

Unanimous

Plurality

Simple majority

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5. What is the limit to contribute to a federal candidate per election?

$1200

$2000

$2700

$4200

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6. What percentage of the vote is required to win the general election?

Simple majority

Unanimous

Super majority

Plurality

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7. Which type of election determines the final winner – the candidate to take office?

Special

Primary

Runoff

General

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8. The most costly item for most political campaigns is:

fundraising

security

travel

media

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9. Officially, Texas has:

a closed primary

a semi-open primary

an open primary

a joint primary

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10. The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even-numbered years is the day for which election?

special election

primary election

general election

runoff primary

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11. In which of the following elections is voter turnout the highest?

city elections

presidential elections

runoff elections

gubernatorial general elections

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11. What type of election is used to ratify or reject Texas constitutional amendments, fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections, or provide the approval to borrow money?

primary

special

runoff

general

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