Which of the following can be said regarding voter participation among Texans?
A) Compared to other states, voter participation in Texas is about average.
B) Voter participation in Texas is historically low.
C) Although not the highest compared to other states, voter participation in Texas is fairly high.
D) Voter participation in Texas is historically high.
B
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Which of the following is the most plausible explanation for why people are more likely to vote if an election is closely contested?
a. If people believe that their vote counts, as is the case when an election is closely contested, they are more likely to turn out to vote. b. The influence of peers on the voting behavior of homogeneous communities tends to be stronger than that of school and family, when an election is closely contested. c. The influence of peers on the voting behavior of heterogeneous communities tends to be stronger than that of school and family, when an election is closely contested. d. Communities with high voter turnout are less likely to respond to stimuli, such as a closely contested election, than other communities, whether homogeneous or heterogeneous.
After the decision in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, an affirmative action program that uses racial __________ would likely be deemed unconstitutional
a. strict scrutiny – b. quotas c. intermediate scrutiny d. Jim Crow laws
Which statement best describes the authority of courts in Texas?
A. All Texas courts can hear either criminal or civil cases. B. A court's authority to hear a case is its jurisdiction. C. All Texas courts can hear all levels of criminal cases. D. All Texas courts can hear all levels of civil cases.
An important difference between the House and the Senate is the role of the ______ in the House legislative process, which has no equally powerful counterpart in the Senate.
a. Congressional Budget Office b. House Rules Committee c. General Accounting Office d. House Majority Leader