From 1972 to 2012, the size of the state and local bureaucracy in Texas (as measured by full-time equivalent employees) __________.

The American system allows for the will of the majority to be blocked by

a. a declaration of martial law. b. the Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court. c. the lack of institutional mechanisms for gauging public opinion. d. no means. e. majority rule.

Annexation power allows cities to do all of these except _____

a. annex another incorporated city b. prevent suburbs from incorporating and blocking a city's growth c. prevent "white flight" d. expand their tax bases e. bring adjacent areas inside the city's boundaries