Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Candidates for the Texas House must be at least twenty-one years of age and have a college degree.
2. District lines being drawn to preserve the voter support for an incumbent is an example of gerrymandering.
3. The entire Senate is up for reelection every four years.
4. The Texas Senate has always used a multimember district system by constitutional decree.
5. Gerrymandering is illegal in the state of Texas.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False

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