Redistricting is a highly technical issue that rarely involves partisan differences. (True or false?)

Redistricting is a highly technical issue that rarely involves partisan differences.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 2

As a consequence of the one-party system that existed in Texas until the 1970s,
 
  a. voter turnout was very low.
  b. elections were decided in the Democratic primary.
  c. party labels told voters little about the ideology of candidates.
  d. parties were unable to overcome the constitutional fragmentation of power.
  e. all of the conditions above existed.

 Q. 3

When the Texas legislature is unable to accomplish redistricting, the Texas Supreme Court assumes the responsibility to do so.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 4

In Texas, either the governor or the legislature may call a special legislative session.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 5

Not until Congress passed the ____ in 1965 did the federal government begin to enforce the right of African Americans to vote.
 
  a. Voting Rights Act
  b. Civil Rights Act
  c. Universal Suffrage Act
  d. 14th Amendment
  e. 26th Amendment

 Q. 6

The primary reason most people vote is that they
 
  a. believe that their vote may determine the outcome of the election.
  b. understand the importance of voting as a means of decreasing alienation.
  c. wish to confer legitimacy on democratically elected officeholders.
  d. view a large turnout as a means of preventing dishonesty in elections.
  e. have been taught to believe that voting is their duty.

 Q. 7

After Reconstruction ended, most Texans came to identify with the ____ party.
 
  a. Federalist
  b. Whig
  c. Republican
  d. Democratic
  e. Populist