What has contributed to parties in Texas becoming weaker than they were in the past?
What will be an ideal response?
Texas’s geographic size and large population make it increasingly difficult to create and sustain close-knit political networks in the state. Political outsiders often find a way to get elected as governor, making working through party organizations less necessary. Party primaries stripped parties of their ability to control the nominating process and weakened party discipline, and candidate fundraising from groups and individuals makes elected officials less loyal to party organizations.
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When was the first realigning election in American party history?
a. 1800 b. 1824 c. 1860 d. 1896
In 2006, UN Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette said that a country can boost its economic productivity by
A. empowering women and girls around the globe. B. reducing armed conflict between states. C. increasing international trade. D. reducing the price of exports.
What does Art mean by "spill-over effect"?
a. The use of military force necessarily affects nonmilitary policy domains. b. The use of military force against one state almost always brings other states into the conflict. c. The more military force a state acquires, the more influence it will have in international relations. d. When a state increases its military power, it also necessarily enhances its economic and political power. e. Because forms of power are domain specific, inept states often undermine their own position by applying the tools of one domain to the problems of another.
In the early years of the new republic, most disputes over the boundaries of national versus state power involved which of the following?
A. Different interpretations of the inherent powers of the national government B. The role of the national government in mediating disputes between the states C. The ability of the states to enter into international treaties D. The implied powers and the power to regulate commerce E. The enforcement of the Bill of Rights