Which statement regarding Texas's historic position on civil rights is accurate?
a. The domination of Texas by the traditionalist political culture has made it less likely that minorities' civil rights would be protected.
b. State courts have allowed Jim Crow laws, Black Codes, and poll taxes to exist without intervention.
c. Texas minorities have relied on federal, not state, courts to
protect their civil rights.
d. All of these are accurate descriptions.
e. None of these is an accurate description.
d
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a constitutional court
Indicate whether this statement is true or false?
Which statement best assesses the effectiveness of Texas whistle-blower legislation? a. Whistle-blower legislation has helped to curtail poor bureaucratic decision making. b. Millions of dollars of state tax money have been saved
c. Implementation has been poor and settlements for workers have been delayed for long periods. d. Whistle-blower legislation has become as important as sunset review in controlling the bureaucracy. e. Whistle-blower legislation has become one of the state's most important tools for increasing bureaucratic accountability.
The framers of the Constitution:
A) granted suffrage to all those who professed a belief in Christianity. B) granted the power to set suffrage qualifications to the individual states. C) limited suffrage to those who had been delegates to the Constitutional Convention. D) limited suffrage to adult white males and females who owned property. E) granted suffrage to all persons over the age of twenty-one.