Historically, how do wealthy Texans influence state politics?
A) By contributing money to public education to stimulate voter participation across the
socioeconomic spectrum
B) By volunteering their time to participate in ground work for political campaigns
C) By recruiting and funding candidates for public office or by seeking public office themselves
D) By bribery and other forms of graft
E) By abstaining from voting as a form of protest
C
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By passing the Motor Carrier Act and the Staggers Rail act, Congress was following a policy of
A) deregulation. B) regulation. C) social welfare reform. D) executive restructuring. E) avoiding controversy.
To justify the New Deal's unprecedented intervention in the economy, the Roosevelt administration invoked which of the following?
A. the commerce clause B. the equal protection clause C. the free exercise clause D. the Tenth Amendment
Which statement about China's noncommunist "democratic parties" is INCORRECT?
a. Each represents a particular group in Chinese society. b. Although they do provide advice to the Chinese Communist Party on nonpolitical matters, they also accept the "guidance" of the party, meaning that they do not challenge it for power nor contest policy. c. All were established after the founding of the People's Republic of China. d. Collectively, they have a membership of just over half-a-million. e. Individual members of these parties may assume important government roles but politically the parties themselves are insignificant.
When writing for the public, an author should
A) use technical language. B) eliminate all pictures. C) provide concrete examples that cannot be misinterpreted. D) reference other authors so that the public can access more information.