The "Texas Two-Step" is
a. the existence of both county and senatorial district conventions.
b. a requirement that the winner of a presidential primary in Texas appeal to both Republicans and Democrats.
c. a traditional dance, which has fallen out of favor in recent years, performed by the winner of the presidential preference primary in recognition of the cultural heritage of Texans.
d. the procedure whereby voters first vote in the presidential preference primary and then attend separate party caucuses.
e. election of delegates to county and senatorial district conventions followed by completely separate elections to the state conventions.
D
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A. laissez-faire federalism
B. new federalism
C. dual federalism
D. social federalism
E. cooperative federalism
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a. the national government is much more powerful. b. the national government is slightly more powerful. c. the national government and state governments are sovereign and equal. d. state governments are slightly more powerful. e. state governments are much more powerful.