Who is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives?
a. governor
b. lieutenant governor
c. speaker
d. attorney general
e. longest-serving member of the majority party in the chamber
c
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What major event changed the prevailing thinking about applying the Bill of Rights to state laws?
a. The Revolutionary War b. The appointment of John Marshall as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court c. The Louisiana Purchase d. The Civil War
The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is
a. a military court that retries controversial cases involving violations of military laws b. a civilian tribunal that reviews verdicts rendered by military courts-martial c. a civilian court that handles claims for veterans' benefits that have been denied d. a military commission that tries cases involving unlawful enemy combatants
At the 1968 Democratic Convention, Chicago police attacked __________ protestors and bystanders
a. Vietnam War b. feminist c. civil rights d. Republican
Which of the following statements about gerrymandering today is accurate?
a. Democrats have a significant advantage because their irregular voters can easily be mobilized so that makes Republican House members more vulnerable. b. The adoption of nonpartisan commissions has wiped out any partisan advantage so every congressional district is competitive. c. Even with gerrymandering, House election results generally do not follow partisan leanings of the district because of ticket splitting. d. Republicans have an advantage because their regular voters are distributed more efficiently across House districts so fewer votes are wasted in highly skewed districts.