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- Relative to other states, the office of the governor of Texas is:
- The majority of financial assistance from the federal government to the states comes in the form of:
- Voter turnout in local elections has historically been higher than turnout in federal elections
- In Texas, African Americans and Hispanics identify with which party atmuch higher rates than Anglos
- A series of state laws and party rules that denied African Americans the right to cote in the Democratic primary in Texas during the first half of the 20th century:
- All of Texas follows the "Dillon Rule" principle
- All of the following are polling inaccuracies and fallacies except
- One of the most major factors causing party realignment in Texas and other southern states was:
- "Any group, however loosely organized, seeking to elect government officeholders under a given label is:
- The national rifle association (NRA) is an example of a:
- Which of the following activities would be considered "direct lobbying?"
- On March 6, 1936, Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna defeated Texan rebels at:
- A group of people with common goals who are organized to seek political policy objectives they are unable to achieve by themselves
- Generally speaking, the journalistic integrity of Texas newspapers began to see dramatic increases during:
- Large television media conglomerates such as Sinclair Broadcast group have:
- In 2011, the word 'oops' effectively ended the presidential ambitions of
- Hypothetically, if a public opinion poll is conducted, and the average approval rating of governor Greg Abbot is found to be 48%, with a margin of error of 3%, the 95% confidence interval for the results would be:
- The interest group which was instrumental to Rick Perry's successful 1990 election campaign was:
- Since 1980, men have consistently voted at higher rates than women in presidential elections
- A specific, local voting area created by a county commissioners court is a