The federal Voting Rights Act requires that legislative districts in Texas conform to which of the following stipulations?
a) Legislative districts must have roughly the same number of people.
b) Legislative districts must have equal numbers of African Americans and Latinos.
c) Legislative districts must be redrawn every 10 years.
d) Legislative districts must not diminish African American and Latino voting power.
e) Legislative districts must be the same size geographically.
D
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Daniel J. Elazar's argument that the "virtue of the federal system lies in its ability to develop and maintain mechanisms vital to the perpetuation of the unique combination of governmental strength, political flexibility, and individual liberty which has been the central concern of American politics" means that
A. cities and towns can try new things before the rest of the country. B. different states can have different rules for their people. C. state governments can eliminate corruption that the national government cannot. D. different states can regulate their different economies. E. All of these are correct.