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itsmyluck

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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

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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


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TDubDCFL

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: E

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Gracias!

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