For decades, first the Republicans and then the Democrats were the dominant party. This changed in the ________, when the parties once again became competitive nationally and the presidency often switched parties
A) ?1930s
B) 1950s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s
E) 2000s
B
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In comparison to older states, the new states have ________
A. greater capacity to tax and extract revenue from their citizens B. greater difficulty in providing adequate government services to their citizens C. greater ability to effectively police their own borders D. greater power to monopolize the means of violence within their territory E. greater efficacy in running their states as full-fledged democracies
Senators, on average, sit on more committees than do members of the House
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which state agency changed to appointing members in the 1980s to ensure the adoption of education reform measures, and then reverted to electing members once the reforms were enacted?
A) Texas Education Agency B) State Board of Education C) Commissioner of Education D) Texas Higher Education Coordinating Committee E) Texas Parent Teacher Association
A major limiting factor of early newspaper readership was the ______.
a. overall lack of literacy b. public disinterest in political information c. cost of a yearly subscription d. intense amount of competing media