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HCHenry

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The actions of the Shivercrats, which helped set a pattern of Texans voting Republican at the national level and retaining their Democratic leanings at the state and local levels, were brought on by __________.
 
  a. anger at the failure of Franklin D. Roosevelt-era programs to bring about any economic recovery in Texas
  b. Lyndon Johnson's failure to show preferential treatment toward Texas when he became president
  c. support for the Dixiecrat agenda forwarded by Republican presidential nominee Strom Thurmond
  d. a Democratic revolt against President Truman when he vetoed legislation favorable to Texas oil interests

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V. O. Key in Southern Politics concluded that bifactionalism in the Democratic Party left Texas with __________.
 
  a. a one-party system in which Democratic dominance continued through an informal agreement between liberal and conservative Democrats to alternate support for one another's candidates in gubernatorial elections
  b. no-party politics in which the influence of pressure groups was high because the lines of power were blurred
  c. a system of electoral politics in which independent and third-party candidates could regularly win several seats in the state legislature
  d. a party system immediately dominated by the Republicans



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b




HCHenry

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Gracias!

 

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