Question

1. which of the following best describes gerrymandering?

a. the party in power wins four or five surrounding districts by very small margins.
b. the supreme court requires that state legislatures must adopt the doctrine of one person, one vote.
c. the party in control of the state legislature draws district boundaries in such a way as to favor its own candidates in subsequent elections.
d. by polling voters, party officials are able to determine how citizens will vote.

1. members of the house of representatives serve ____ year terms and members of the senate serve for ____ year terms.

a. 6, 4
b. 2, 4
c. 2, 8
d. 2, 6

1. which of the following is an example of the government providing goods and services?

a. a jury finds a defendant guilty of armed robbery
b. the president authorizes the bombing of a terrorist cell in afghanistan
c. trash and recycling is picked up every monday and thursday
d. the fbi arrest members of the soprano organized crime family

1. the census is conducted every 10 years to

a. provide states the permission to gerrymander congressional districts
b. reapportion seats in the house of representatives by state
c. determine how many people fled the united states
d. potentially change the number of senators from each state

1. a person claiming that the house can pass legislation with a simple majority, but the senate is unlikely to pass legislation unless a bill has the support of a 60 - vote supermajority is most likely to cite which of the following institutional differences as the cause of this trend?

a. the house has fewer legislative committees than the senate does.
b. members of the house often represent a much narrower constituency than senators do.
c. party leadership in the house is highly formalized, while leadership in the senate is much more informal.
d. the house has strict limits on debate, while the senate allows unlimited debate and the filibuster.

1. the house of representatives has ____ members and the senate has ____ members.

a. 435, 100
b. 100, 435
c. 538, 50
d. 747, 102

Explanation:

1. Gerrymandering is the practice of a party in control of a state legislature drawing district boundaries to favor its own candidates. Option c describes this.
2. Members of the House of Representatives serve 2 - year terms and members of the Senate serve 6 - year terms.
3. Trash and recycling pick - up is a government - provided service.
4. The Census is conducted every 10 years to reapportion seats in the House of Representatives by state.
5. The House has strict limits on debate, while the Senate allows unlimited debate and the filibuster, which can lead to the situation described.
6. The House of Representatives has 435 members and the Senate has 100 members.

Answer:

1. c. The party in control of the state legislature draws district boundaries in such a way as to favor its own candidates in subsequent elections.
2. c. 2, 6
3. c. Trash and recycling is picked up every Monday and Thursday
4. b. Reapportion seats in the House of Representatives by state
5. d. The House has strict limits on debate, while the Senate allows unlimited debate and the filibuster.
6. a. 435, 100