In 2004, largely as a result of __________, Republicans gained a majority in the Texas delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
a. redistricting
b. a gubernatorial election
c. a U.S. Supreme Court decision
d. a ruling by the Texas Secretary of State
e. a large number of Democratic retirements
A
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The results of lobbying efforts do not always favor the interest of the most powerful groups because
A) ?members of Congress are often opposed to the influence of interest groups. B) ?not all interest groups have an equal influence in government. C) ?competing interests often cancel out the objectives the groups are trying to achieve. D) ?public opinion has been overwhelming opposed to interest groups pressuring Congress. E) ?mobilizing members of interest group can be difficult.
Deciding on the legality of marijuana through ballot propositions is an example of
A) ?direct democracy. B) ?authoritarianism. C) ?citizenship. D) ?autocracy. E) ?oligarchy.
Which of the following is not a step in analyzing a three-way contingency table?
a. compare the concordant and discordant pairs b. analyze each section of the table individually c. compare statistics for each section d. describe the pattern
A public policy program on which national, state, and local policymakers collaborate is an example of
A. dual federalism. B. unitary federalism. C. cooperative federalism. D. cosponsor federalism. E. confederal federalism.