What impact did the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt have on Texas politics?
A. A strong Republican Party emerged to battle his extreme left policies.
B. Agricultural leaders gained more strength in the Democratic Party owing to increased farm subsidies.
C. A philosophical split took place in the Democratic Party along liberal and conservative lines.
D. The power of the Democratic Party was greatly enhanced as a result of increased unity.
Answer: C
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Suppose a political scientist argued that the winner-take-all system the United States uses for elections makes it difficult for new parties to field winning candidates. This would be which type of explanation?
a. Constructivist b. Ideational c. Institutional d. Rational-material
Federalism results in all of the following EXCEPT
a. a division of authority between the national and state governments. b. citizens having responsibilities to both their state government and the national government. c. citizens being simultaneously citizens of the United States and citizens of one of the states. d. citizens being accountable to both state and national laws. e. a balanced relationship between the legislature, judiciary, and executive.
Which level of party organization nominates the party's candidate for president?
A.) national level B.) state level C.) county level
As expressed in the introduction to Chapter 7, all of the following are true about the death penalty EXCEPT that ______.
a. public opinion outside Texas has shifted away from the death penalty b. most Texas death penalty cases are reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court c. Texans continue to prefer the death penalty as a method of punishment d. those outside of Texas see the Lone Star State as having an irrational devotion to the death penalty e. support for the death penalty in Texas indicates a politician’s resolve to be tough on crime