In Texas the trend in recent years has been to expand the staff of the governor's office. Who was the first Texas governor to use a professional staff of advisors?

The last time Texans had an opportunity to vote on a new constitution was

a. 1932. b. 1954. c. 1969. d. 1975. e. 1984.

An election system in which candidates run without party labels is known as which of the following?

a) cumulative voting b) merit selection c) non-partisan election d) an at-large election e) straight-ticket voting