redrawing district lines to mirror changes in population is called

A. census
B. reapportionment
C. redistricting
D. gerrymandering


C. redistricting

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The introduction of devolution by Tony Blair's Labour government involved the

a. creation of power-sharing legislative bodies in all geographical areas throughout the United Kingdom. b. redistribution of formal power to an authority governing London with a directly elected mayor. c. continuance of the private finance initiative (PFI) to expand the involvement of the private sector within the revitalization of British public services. d. redistribution of policy-making powers to quangos within the British political system. e. redeployment of power from the House of Commons to the House of Lords.

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One role of the __________ is to determine whether broadcaster behavior on the airwaves constitutes indecency and obscenity

Fill in the blank with the right word.

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In legal disputes between two or more states, original jurisdiction for hearing cases rests with the

a. Congress. b. U.S. Federal Courts of Appeal. c. U.S. Supreme Court. d. president of the United States. e. the Federal Interstate Compact Commission.

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Austria-Hungary was a good example of what modern nationalism consider the ideal model of ethnic-political organization

a. True b. False

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