Continuing Their Aggressive Push to Wrest Power from the Democrats

question 68

Multiple Choice

Continuing their aggressive push to wrest power from the Democrats in 1996, the Republicans

• A) won all ten statewide offices in the general election.
• B) captured a majority in the state House for the first time since Reconstruction.
• C) captured a plurality of local offices in urban areas and a majority in rural districts.
• D) gained the majority in the Texas congressional delegation for the first time since Reconstruction.
• E) won a majority in both the state House and Senate.

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Definitions:

Majority Voting

A voting system in which the option that receives more than half of the votes wins, often used in elections and decision-making processes.

Median Voter

The voter positioned at the median of the preference spectrum, whose choices can represent the most typical or moderate viewpoint in the voting population.

Economically Inefficient

A situation where resources are not allocated in a way that maximizes the total benefit to society, often resulting in wasted or misallocated resources.

Voter Failure

A situation where voters are uninformed or make irrational decisions, leading to outcomes not reflecting the true preferences of the majority.