According to the Texas Election Code, each election precinct must contain how many registered voters?

The major political parties in Texas have been unable to __________

a. keep the electorate and interest groups engaged b. prevent all of their members from acting as a team, even when it is not in their electoral interests c. keep third parties from regularly winning seats in the state legislature d. produce cohesive, policy-oriented coalitions in government

The seniority rule avoids which of the following two unwelcome alternatives in legislative organization?

A. elections and appointments B. gerrymandering and standing committees C. executive appointments and House managers D. a closed conference and cloture