Question 1

The term "gerrymander" is named after

Accepted Answer

A)  a former Massachusetts governor 
B)  Texas Supreme Court Justice Gerry Bowers 
C)  Former Washington governor Gerry Locke 
D)  a salamander named Gerry 
A)  a former Massachusetts governor 
B)  Texas Supreme Court Justice Gerry Bowers 
C)  Former Washington governor Gerry Locke 
D)  a salamander named Gerry A

Question 2

Following the 2003 redistricting in Texas, how many new U.S. House seats did Republicans pick up in the 2004 elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  four 
B)  six 
C)  eight 
D)  ten 
A)  four 
B)  six 
C)  eight 
D)  ten B

Question 3

Which interest groups dominated the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875?

Accepted Answer

A)  railroads 
B)  agriculture 
C)  populists 
D)  retail 
A)  railroads 
B)  agriculture 
C)  populists 
D)  retail B

Question 4

Which political party in Texas tends to win the big cities and the Valley?

Accepted Answer

A)  Republicans 
B)  Libertarians 
C)  Democrats 
D)  Greens 
A)  Republicans 
B)  Libertarians 
C)  Democrats 
D)  Greens

Question 5

In what year did both Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison win their first statewide elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  1980 
B)  1990 
C)  1994 
D)  1998 
A)  1980 
B)  1990 
C)  1994 
D)  1998

Question 6

The Democratic state party chair in Texas is

Accepted Answer

A)  Kinky Friedman 
B)  Lloyd Bentsen 
C)  Chet Edwards 
D)  Boyd Ritchie 
A)  Kinky Friedman 
B)  Lloyd Bentsen 
C)  Chet Edwards 
D)  Boyd Ritchie

The term "gerrymander" is named after

Following the 2003 redistricting in Texas, how many new U.S. House seats did Republicans pick up in the 2004 elections?

Which interest groups dominated the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875?

Which political party in Texas tends to win the big cities and the Valley?

In what year did both Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison win their first statewide elections?

The Democratic state party chair in Texas is

Texas and the Texans: Then and Now, the Texas Constitution and American Federalism

Political Participation in Texas: Voters, Campaigns, and Elections

Interest Groups in Texas

The Texas Legislature

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The Judicial System in Texas, Local Government in Texas

Budgets and Public Policy

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Exam 4: Political Parties in Texas

The term "gerrymander" is named after

Following the 2003 redistricting in Texas, how many new U.S. House seats did Republicans pick up in the 2004 elections?

Which interest groups dominated the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875?

Which political party in Texas tends to win the big cities and the Valley?

In what year did both Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison win their first statewide elections?

The Democratic state party chair in Texas is

Texas and the Texans: Then and Now, the Texas Constitution and American Federalism

Political Participation in Texas: Voters, Campaigns, and Elections

Interest Groups in Texas

The Texas Legislature

The Governor and the Executive Branch

The Judicial System in Texas, Local Government in Texas

Budgets and Public Policy

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