Why did Texas develop a one-party system following the Civil War and Reconstruction? What factors helped perpetuate this system for such an extended period?
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An ideal response will:
1. Identify actions of the administration of Governor Edmund Davis, and reactions to the Civil War and to Reconstruction, as sources of strong anti-Republican sentiment and the establishment of Democratic dominance.
2. Explain V. O. Key's argument about the role of modified class politics in promoting dominance by conservative Democrats.
3. Explain the use of legislation such as poll taxes, voter registration laws, and the white primary to maintain control.
4. Explain the distinction between minority and majority parties in government and how it created disincentives for Democrats to become Republicans even in the face of factionalism.
5. Explain that lessening of anti-Republican sentiment required some generational turnover/replacement.
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The House of Representatives has selected the president
A. in 2000 and 1888. B. in 1800 and 1824. C. in 1860 and 1888. D. in 1800 and 1860. E. in 2000 and 1824.
What are some of the realities and potential advantages of bureaucracies that contradict that general perception of bureaucracies as inefficient, distant, and uncaring?
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The _________, which failed by just one vote, attempted to provide Congress with the responsibility and authority to approve all international agreements (not just treaties) entered into by the president
a. Bricker Amendment c. McCarthy Act b. War Powers Act d. Marshall Plan
What is the difference between common law and code law? Where did they originate? What role does stare decisis play in each of these two legal systems?
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