Measures undertaken by Republicans to require photo identification for voters in Texas was one of the most divisive partisan issues of the 2009 Texas legislative session

Which of the following is not true of legislative representation?

a. Legislators are elected from subdivisions of the state, called districts, to represent the interests of their constituents. b. The number of persons represented by state senators among the 50 states is relatively uniform regardless of differences in state population. c. Representatives in the lower chamber, commonly referred to as the house or assembly, usually represent fewer state residents than do their upperchamber colleagues, who are organized into senates. d. Legislators in highly populous states represent more people than do their counterparts in less populous states.

Which of the following is not an electoral factor that affects congressional decision-making in foreign policy?

a. In response to public opinion in the post-Cold War period, Congress supported defense cutbacks. b. In response to public opinion about U.S. vulnerability after September 11, 2001, Congress supported the war in Afghanistan. c. In response to public opinion about the Bush administration, Congress authorized the war in Iraq. d. In response to public opinion about the Obama administration’s poor conduct of foreign affairs, Congress authorized military intervention in Libya in 2011.