The chairs of important congressional committees receive more news coverage than do typical members of Congress
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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Discuss the assertion that "to secure segregation, the southern states had to prevent black citizens from voting" and identify some of the methods used to prevent African Americans from voting.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following does NOT contribute to the fiscal challenges facing city and state officials?
A. increased Internet purchasing B. a shift to the consumption of services rather than goods C. increasing health care costs D. increasing energy prices E. decreasing voter participation in state and local elections
The proliferation of governments in metropolitan areas that lack coordination of public programs is characteristic of ________ government
A. semi-rural B. regionalist C. fragmented D. autocratic
Some students of Texas politics argue that the nature of the state's primary delayed the development of the two-party system by __________
a. encouraging factionalism within the Republican Party b. allowing any party not winning the preceding gubernatorial election to nominate candidates in party conventions c. providing incentives for Democrats to vote in Republican primaries in an attempt to nominate extremist candidates and ensure victory for Democrats in general elections d. encouraging Republicans to vote for conservative candidates in Democratic primaries, leading to general elections featuring two conservative candidates