Which 2013 United States Supreme Court ruling struck down Section 4 of the of the 1965 Voting Rights Act?
a. Marbury v. Madison
b. Shelby County v. Holder
c. Roe v. Wade
d. Reynolds v. Simms
Q. 2One advantage to political parties of the party-column ballot is that this type of ballot enables easy
a. straight-ticket voting.
b. cheating.
c. counting of election results.
d. recruitment of candidates.
e. electronic voting.
Q. 3In the ruling of Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court found that the ___________ guarantees individuals that their ballots cannot be devalued later by arbitrary and disparate treatment.
a. First Amendment
b. Ninth Amendment
c. Fourteenth Amendment
d. Nineteenth Amendment
Q. 4A type of ballot used in general elections where all the candidates from all parties are listed in parallel columns is the __________ ballot.
a. office block
b. Australian
c. electronic
d. party-column
e. punch card
Q. 5Which United States Supreme Court ruling, reinforced by its decision Gibbons v. Ogden, greatly empowered the federal government's hold over questions dealing with interstate commerce?
a. Marbury v. Madison
b. McCulloch v. Maryland
c. Baker v. Carr
d. Gitlow v. New York
Q. 6For the most part, elections in Texas are actually conducted by
a. the governor.
b. county officials.
c. mayors.
d. party executives.
e. the Texas Secretary of State.