How and why has membership in the Texas state legislature changed in recent decades?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Identify the growth of the Republican Party in both chambers.
2. Identify the growth in representation of women, African Americans, and Hispanics.
3. Explain the role of changing political patterns and attitudes, redistricting, court-ordered single-member districts for urban House members, and urbanization as causes of membership change.
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a. 1905 b. 1945 c. 1979 d. 1990
When a group manufactures or presents the facade of grassroots support that does not really exist on its own or at least would not have happened without the “purchase” of support by the lobbying firm itself, political scientists refer to this as ______.
a. outside lobbying b. grassroots movement c. astroturf lobbying d. internal lobbying
Which of the following best defines political culture?
(A) It is the process by which one acquires opinions about government. (B) It is the shared attitudes of a people regarding government. (C) It is the belief that no one person can effect change in government. (D) It is the willingness of people to accept government's right to rule. (E) It is a statement by government officials about how citizens should behave.
The source of international law is seldom the United Nations or the World Trade Organization, but rather individual nation’s laws.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.