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itsmyluck · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

One of the most prominent examples of the

political success of minorities due to a court-ordered change in municipal election systems in Texas was the election of a Hispanic mayor in the 1980s in San Antonio. This individual rose to national prominence as a cabinet secretary in the Clinton administration. Who was he?
A) Ed Garza
B) Gus Garcia
C) Raymond Caballero
D) Elzie Odom
E) Henry Cisneros

Question 2

Civil rights organizations used the Voting Rights Act to challenge which of these types of elections in Texas?

A) Single-member district B) At-large-by-place municipal elections C) At-large-by zone elections D) At-large-by ward elections E) None of the above