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Test Description: Second set
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1) Which of the following officials running for office in tx is elected in a district election?
A
member of the tx senate
B
all of the above
C
justice of the texas court of criminal appeals
D
texas attorner general
2) which of the following is responsible for drawing the boundaries of us congressional districts in tx?
A
legislative redistricting board (LRB)
B
texas legislature
C
texas supreme court
D
texas governor
3) Suppose that newly drawn congressional districts from tx range in population size from 600,000 to 800,000. Would it be legal to have a population variance that great?
A
No. It would violate the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
B
No. It would be illegal gerrymandering.
C
No. It would violate the one person, one vote doctrine.
D
Yes. A certain amount of population variance is allowed in drawing district lines.
4) What is the purpose of the Voting Rights Act (VRA)?
A
to protect against voter fraud
B
to prevent gerrymandering
C
to ensure that districts have equal population size
D
to protect the voting rights of racial and ethnic minorities
5) Astate leg draws an oddly shaped congressional dis carefully designed to give advantage to candidates of political party that controls leg. This action is an example of which one?
A
coattail effect
B
prospective voting
C
a coalitional district
D
gerrymandering
6) Which political party controlled redistricting in tx after the 2010 us census?
A
the two parties shared control because each party had a majority in one house of the legislature.
B
the republican party had control, because it had majorities in both houses of the legislature and t
C
neither party had control because a non-partisan commission is responsible for redistricting n tx
D
the dem party had controle, because preisdent obama is a dem
7) An attempt to get info to voters that will persuade them to elect a canidate or not elect an opponent is the definition of which of the following concepts?
A
reapportionment
B
retrospective voting
C
gerrymandering
D
election campaign
8) why are incumbent officeholders usually able to win reelection?
A
they are usually better known than their opponents
B
all of the above
C
they often have advantage of running 4 reelection from districts that favor members of their party
D
they can usually raise more money than their opponents
9) "I voted against governor perry in the last election because i blame hime for my college tution going up." This statement illustrates which of the following concepts?
A
straight-ticket ballot
B
retrospective voting
C
gerrymandering
D
coattail effect
10) tx repubs hoped that gov perry would win 2012 pres nom cause they thought his presence on ballot would provide boost2 repubs up n down the ticket. what is this?
A
coattail effect
B
prospective voting
C
texas two step
D
retrospective voting
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