For a long period following Reconstruction, the Democrats dominated the Texas legislature. When and why did that change? To what extent and why has the rise of the Republicans increased the role of partisanship in the legislature?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1. Identify the elections that led to the Republicans first gaining a majority in the Senate and then the House.
2. Identify the role of in-migration of Republicans from other states and issues such as race as factors promoting Republican growth.
3. Explain reasons for the historical lack of partisan organization in the legislature, particularly the lack of party competition, and why increased party competition produces partisan divides.
4. Identify the Tea Party movement and opposition to President Obama as important forces in driving partisanship.
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The role of citizens is limited to choosing among competing leaders in the ______ theory of democracy.
a. pluralist b. elite c. participatory d. economic e. hierarchical
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 does which of the following?
A) requires cities to spend nearly $120 billion to build wastewater treatment plants B) prohibits discrimination under any program that receives federal money C) bars job discrimination by states or localities on the basis of race, religion, sex, and national origin D) requires states and local governments to protect endangered species of wildlife E) allows states to determine their own laws regarding hiring practices in all instances
What are the major provisions of the U.S. Constitution that define the U.S. federal system and the relationship between the national government and the states? How have Supreme Court cases involving Texas, such as Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority or Bush v. Vera, been interpreted to define the nature of the relationship between the states and the national government?
What will be an ideal response?
What role may the vice president of the United States play in the Senate?
A) appoint committee chairs B) assign bills to committee C) issue a pocket veto D) cast a vote in the event of a tie E) the vice president has no role in the Senate