Term limits were expected to produce all but which of the following results?
a. Increase the proportion of first-term legislators in any given session.
b. End the domination of a chamber by powerful, entrenched veteran legislators.
c. Reduce pay and shorten the legislative session.
d. Shift power from the legislature to the governor and to lobbyists.
c
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In reports issued in 1999, 2008, and 2012, Texas Watch, a consumer advocacy group, __________
a. found that the Texas Supreme Court consistently ruled in favor of consumers over business-related litigants b. argued that the continuation of partisan elections for Texas Supreme Court justices was the only way to ensure fairness in court rulings c. concluded that the Republican justices on the Texas Supreme Court were as activist as earlier Democratic justices, just with a different viewpoint d. found no relationship between campaign contributions and rulings by the Texas Supreme Court
When the National Rifle Association wants to prevent new restrictions on firearms, its members shower Congress with letters, e-mails, faxes, and phone calls, and this is an example of what kind of lobbying?
A. grassroots B. insider C. astroturf D. natural
What was the "southern strategy"?
A. an attempt by Franklin Roosevelt to add the South to his New Deal Coalition B. an effort by the Republican Party in the late nineteenth century to weaken the Democratic Party's influence in the North by associating Democrats with the secessionist South C. the national government's attempt to ensure black citizens' right to vote by allowing federal agents to monitor southern elections D. an effort by the Republican Party starting in the 1960s to woo the white South away from the Democratic Party E. an attempt by Democrats in the 1970s to enhance their standing in the South by appealing to black voters
Legal reactions to drug epidemics have changed over the past few decades. What is an aspect of modern drug laws that did not exist in the 1980s?
A. elimination of stop-and-frisk for suspected drug possession B. legally mandated treatment for incarcerated addicts C. maximum sentence reductions D. implementation of good Samaritan laws