Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. More recently, Republicans have dominated the redistricting process for their benefit.
2. Over 90 percent of legislators in both the Texas House and the Texas Senate have college degrees.
3. The preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was imposed on states with a history of discrimination.
4. Due to the elimination of the preclearance provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the federal government must now approve any changes to election procedures.
5. A concurrent resolution requires passage by both the Texas House and the Texas Senate.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The role of competitive elections is best described as
a. one of multiple factors, including rule of law and civil society, for determining if a society is democratic. b. the sole determining criteria for establishing if a society is democratic. c. best achieved through the use of force. d. only legitimate if 75 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot. e. necessary for the development of a capitalist economy.
In Texas, the western rural counties that depend on agriculture have lost more population compared to the counties depending on oil production
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
One way of testing the hypothesis that high welfare state spending
caused slow economic growth in European countries in the 1970s would be to: a. use average total welfare spending in each country in the 1970s as the independent variable and average GDP growth rates as the dependent variable. b. use average GDP growth rates in the 1970s as the independent variable and average welfare spending as a percentage of GDP as the dependent variable. c. use average GDP growth rates in the 1970s as the independent variable and total welfare spending in each country as the dependent variable. d. use average welfare spending in the 1970s as a percentage of GDP as the independent variable and average GDP growth rates as the dependent variable.