Article 17 of the Texas Constitution provides for proposal of constitutional amendments by
A) a majority vote of each house of the Texas legislature.
B) a majority of voters voting in a special election.
C) a majority of voters voting in a referendum.
D) two-thirds vote of the total membership of each house of the Texas legislature.
Q. 2How does a candidate win in the electoral college?
A) He or she must receive an outright majority of all electoral votes.
B) He or she must receive two-thirds of the electoral votes.
C) He or she must receive a unanimous vote in the electoral college.
D) He or she must receive three-fourths of all electoral votes.
E) The electoral college is symbolic and is no longer used in presidential elections.
Q. 3Cities with populations of more than 5,000 may adopt ______ that establish any organizational structure or program that does not conflict with state law or the constitution.
A) general-law charters
B) home-rule charters
C) special districts
D) independent districts
Q. 4During the nomination campaign, __________, while during the general election campaign __________.
A) parties in each state hold a primary or caucus; the electoral college casts its ballots
B) parties in each state hold a primary or caucus; we are likely to see multiple televised debates between the candidates of the two major parties
C) parties in each state hold a primary or caucus; each party holds a national convention to showcase its candidate
D) potential candidates explore the possibility of running for president; each party holds a convention to showcase its candidate
E) potential candidates explore the possibility of running for president; we are likely to see multiple televised debates between the candidates of the two major parties
Q. 5The state government decentralizes power by assigning many functions to units of local government, especially
A) special districts.
B) general law cities.
C) councils of government.
D) counties.
Q. 6The number of electoral votes from each state is determined by _________________.
A) the state legislatures of each state
B) a vote in Congress prior to each election
C) the number of seats each state has in Congress
D) each political party
E) results of a conference between the two major political parties
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