Author Question: Primary elections in Texas __________. a. are required for nominating candidates of any party ... (Read 38 times)

ghost! · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Primary elections in Texas __________.

a. are required for nominating candidates of any party receiving at least 40 percent of the vote in the preceding presidential election
b. require candidates to receive a majority of votes to win
c. began being used during Reconstruction as a method to encourage factionalism in the Democratic Party
d. are held on July 4 of odd-numbered years

Question 2

Unwritten rules about elections in Texas's political culture include an expectation that __________.

a. candidates will not air any negative ads against their opponents
b. candidates will try to mobilize their own voters but not try to influence undecided voters
c. candidates will shake hands after elections are done
d. candidates will not contribute any money to their own campaigns