Which of the following is the formula determining a state's electoral votes?
a. Electoral votes are apportioned by population.
b. Electoral votes are apportioned by the size of the state.
c. A state gets an elector for every representative in the House and Senate.
d. A state gives an elector for every congressional representative in the majority party.
e. Each state gets 10 electors.
c
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Why did the influence of minority interest groups increase in Texas beginning in the 1970s?
a. because business and professional groups recognized the importance of entering into coalitions with minorities b. because more minorities began identifying with the dominant Democratic Party c. because state law changed to require equal time to testify before legislative committees for representatives of all interest groups d. because more minorities began getting elected as a result of single-member, urban legislative districts
In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled that
A) Congress could not regulate activities that occur exclusively within the jurisdiction of a single state. B) the power to regulate interstate commerce is one that is shared between the federal and state governments. C) commerce should be interpreted to encompass all commercial business dealings. D) although commerce is an exceptionally broad term, it cannot be said to include navigation and the transport of people. E) the power of states should supercede that of the national government in commerce.