Which of the following statements are accurate regarding congressional apportionment? Check all that apply.
What will be an ideal response?
On average, a member of the U.S. House currently represents 710,000 residents.
All states losing representation as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census also experienced population loss
Shifts in population may result in a gain, loss, or maintenance in the number of representatives allocated to a particular state.
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To be considered a democracy, a government must offer its people basic rights, competitive elections, the rule of law, civil society and culture, __________ and __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Gorbachev's goal of making the socialist system more efficient and democratic was undermined by all of the following EXCEPT
a. he lacked legitimacy, preaching democratic accountability but was never popularly elected to office. b. he found himself caught between liberals who thought his reforms too timid and conservatives who thought that he had gone too far. c. his reforms brought into the open tensions among the Soviet republics, problems that made it difficult to keep the USSR together. d. he did not have the support of the Russian people who were resistant to democratic change and refused to participate in early elections.
The text suggests that the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946
A. had considerable effect. B. had a slight impact on lobbying activities. C. had little practical effect. D. was effective with respect to registration of lobbyists. E. resulted in accurate reporting of interest-group finances.
Which of the following statements about the South African president's appointment powers is NOT true?
a. The president appoints the cabinet. b. The president appoints the deputy president. c. The president appoints members of the judiciary although his discretion in this regard is limited by constitutional provisions. d. The president's appointment powers have increasingly been used to reward political allies. e. The president appoints provisional governors.