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Question 1.
Many at-large election systems have been struck down by the federal courts or by the U.S. Justice Department under the Voting Rights Act as discriminatory against minorities.


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Question 2.
Single-member district elections are elections in which city council members or legislators are elected from a specific geographical area.

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Question 3.
Cities are disproportionately dependent on progressive taxes.

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Question 4.
Federal regulations regarding water and air quality are federal mandates.

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Question 5.
Texas has more counties than any other state.

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Question 6.
The organizational structure of county government is highly fragmented.

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Question 7.
The principal policy-making body for county government is called the County Court.

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Question 8.
Houston has a commissioner form of city government.

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Question 9.
Ron Kirk was the first African American mayor of Houston.

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Question 10.
Most city elections are nonpartisan.

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