In United States v.Lopez, the Supreme Court said that Congress had exceeded its commerce clause power by creating gun-free zones around schools.

The actions of the "Shivercrats," which helped set a pattern of Texans voting Republican at the national level and retaining their Democratic leanings at the state and local levels, were brought on by __________

a. anger at the failure of Franklin D. Roosevelt-era programs to bring about any economic recovery in Texas b. Lyndon Johnson's failure to show preferential treatment toward Texas when he became president c. support for the Dixiecrat agenda forwarded by Republican presidential nominee Strom Thurmond d. a Democratic revolt against President Truman when he vetoed legislation favorable to Texas oil interests

President George W. Bush __________

a. does not have his own pollster b. does not care about public opinion c. used polls to choose proper phrases to retain his conservative base d. has stated many times that his administration will follow public opinion