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Which interest groups dominated the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875?


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

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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B

The Democratic state party chair in Texas is


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

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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The term "gerrymander" is named after


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

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A

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


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

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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


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

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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


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

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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