The process of gerrymandering refers to _________________
A) illegally tampering with votes
B) increasing the size of a congressional district
C) the concept of "one man, one vote"
D) the drawing of congressional district boundaries to favor a particular political party or group
E) reducing the size of the House of Representatives
D
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A. liberalism B. Marxism C. realism D. constructivism
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A. United States B. Belgium C. Germany D. Denmark E. Canada
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A) have stronger sequence effects. B) eliminate all variance. C) have no practice and carry-over effects. D) maximize the within-groups variance.
The "shotgun" approach of mobilizing constituents to lobby for an interest group's goals may
A) be the most impactful strategy, because legislators like hearing from many constituents. B) be ineffective because the legislators know that the activity has been artificially manufactured. C) require a minimal number of participants to effect considerable change if the message is "on target." D) be best suited to interest groups that are focused on a single-message, like the National Rifle Association. E) also incorporate a demonstration or boycott to draw attention to the groups message.