In 2012, in which state did Republicans win control of both chambers of the state's General ...

In 2012, in which state did Republicans win control of both chambers of the state's General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction ended in 1874.
 
  a. Alabama
  b. Alaska
  c. Arkansas
  d. Arizona

 Q. 2

To increase openness, Texas has adopted a(n) __________ law banning agency action against employees who report violations of the law.
 
  a. ombudsman
  b. open meetings
  c. judicial review
  d. administrative
  e. whistleblower

 Q. 3

Following the 2010 elections, state Senators of which state fled to Illinois to avoid a quorum in having to take a vote on a piece of legislation?
 
  a. Wisconsin
  b. Indiana
  c. Michigan
  d. Iowa

 Q. 4

In an attempt to create greater accountability of the bureaucracy to the public, Texas has adopted procedures enhancing openness in government, including
 
  a. open-meetings laws.
  b. the administrative review system.
  c. the Iron Texas Star..
  d. a cabinet system.
  e. the legislative committee structure.

 Q. 5

Which of the following is NOT true of the targeting electoral strategy utilized by legislative party leaders?
 
  a. Leaders ensure that the minority party does not nominate qualified candidates.
  b. Leaders leverage their powerful positions to attract campaign contributions.
  c. Leaders specifically target competitive districts.
  d. Leaders hire and work closely with election consultants.

 Q. 6

To make a cabinet system work in practical terms would require an influential
 
  a. Sunset Advisory Commission.
  b. Legislative committee structure.
  c. Executive Office of the Governor.
  d. Lieutenant governor.
  e. court system.

 Q. 7

Which of the following is NOT true regarding state legislative districts?
 
  a. The size of legislative districts varies dramatically from state to state.
  b. The average state legislature has House districts with about 57,000 people and Senate districts with about157,000 people.
 c. Each state legislature is allocated a specified number of districts by the U. S. Constitution that must bedistributed evenly throughout the population.
 d. Small districts represented by state legislators are often very homogeneous.

 Q. 8

Some reformers argue that accountability of the Texas government to the people can most effectively be accomplished by restructuring the government into a
 
  a. legislative accountability system.
  b. cabinet system.
  c. administrative review system.
  d. elective accountability system.
  e. bureaucratic accountability system.