Video Quiz: Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Limits

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. Based on the original legislation's ability to potentially affect the provision of services to all Texans, it should best be classified as a

General law correct incorrect

Local law correct incorrect

Special law correct incorrect

Simple resolution correct incorrect

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. Which would have been the strongest evidence that the legislators were acting as delegates?

If a constituent had been interviewed and said that he or she did not have a strong opinion on the issue, but generally trusted the legislator to make a good choice correct incorrect

If public health data suggested that abortions resulted in complications that required hospitalizations correct incorrect

If a constituent had been interviewed and said directly that he or she wanted more regulations on abortion providers correct incorrect

If other past laws had also been struck down by the Supreme Court correct incorrect

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. When the anchor prognosticates that Texas will "still try to put up some roadblocks" in the future, he is likely suggesting this because

There is very high turnover in the Texas legislature, leading to new legislation correct incorrect

The Texas legislature has low institutional memory, leading legislators to forget what they were working on in a previous session correct incorrect

Most current members will return to the legislature in the future, as incumbents in Texas generally win elections correct incorrect

The Supreme Court only struck down part of the statute correct incorrect

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. This is the same law that State Senator Wendy Davis attempted to talk to death on the floor of the Texas senate in a process known as

Tagging correct incorrect

Filibustering correct incorrect

Stuffing the box correct incorrect

Taking a walk correct incorrect