Part 3

What percentage of the Texas Senate is usually elected during a presidential election year?

• 25%

• 33%

• 50%

• 100%

What percentage of the Texas House of Representatives is elected during a presidential election year?

• 25%

• 33%

• 50%

• 100%

As of 2019, there were about 935,351 constituents per state senate district in Texas. Which is the only state that had more constituents per senator?

• Massachusetts

•   New York

• Florida

• California

How long is the Texas legislative session?

• 140 Days

• 6 Months

• One Year

• 2 Years

How did the Supreme Court treat gerrymandering issues in 2019?

•   It disallowed partisan gerrymandering by ruling that the courts should not be burdened with questions of redistricting.

•   It allowed partisan gerrymandering by ruling that judgments about it are beyond the reach of the judiciary.

•   It disallowed partisan gerrymandering based on the argument that it violates the "one person, one vote" principle.

•   It allowed partisan gerrymandering based on the principle that no level of gerrymandering can be "too partisan."

In 2019 the percentage of women in the Texas legislature was about

• 14%

• 22%

• 37%

• 47%

How often does reapportionment and redistricting of seats occur in the House of Representatives?

• Every 2 Years

• Every 4 Years

• Every 8 Years

• Every 10 Years

The practice of redrawing electoral boundaries for political advantage is known as

• redistricting

• gerrymandering

• reallocation

• reapportionment

In the caseEvenwel v. Abbott, the plaintiffs argued that legislative districts should be drawn based on

•   voter turnout.

•   total population.

•   number of registered voters.

•   number of eligible voters.

From the early through the mid-twentieth century, ________ areas were generally overrepresented in many state legislatures.

• urban

• minority

• rural

• wealthy