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Lisaclaire

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Why has the Austin city council had one Hispanic member and one African-American member for the past few decades?
 
  A) Such a system was mandated by a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
  B) Such a system was mandated by a Texas Supreme Court decision.
  C) The single-member district system encourages such an outcome.
  D) The proportional representation system encourages such an outcome.
  E) There has been an informal gentleman's agreement in place that reserves one seat for a Hispanic member and one seat for an African-American member.

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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of e-government?
 
  A) Greater accessibility of government B) Increased government responsiveness C) Increased government accountability D) Tremendous cost savings E) A more customer-oriented focus by government employees



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D




Lisaclaire

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Wow, this really help


parker125

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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