Explain how often Congress reapportions its membership and how such reapportionment can affect the reelection of incumbent members of Congress
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the census occurs every 10 years.States that have gained significantly in population will be given more House seats; states that have lost substantial population will lose one or more of their seats.
2, Explain that incumbents may lose supporters if the boundaries of their districts change after the census is conducted.
3, Explain that State legislatures must then redraw their states' district lines to the benefit of the majority party of the state legislature, which helps members from the majority party win reelection and hurts members from the minority party.
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a. if there are more than 6 authors b. if there is more than 1 author c. each time an article is cited (if at least 1 author) d. none of the above is correct
In 2011 congressional parties formally banned _________, which are pork-barrel projects that benefit specific districts or states
A) categorical funds
B) bylines
C) redactions
D) delineations
E) earmarks
Realists would say that the new information revolution __________
a. will disproportionately benefit the most powerful states b. will make multipolar systems more likely c. means that transnational actors like NGOs will gain the same political power as states d. will not transform world politics
Bottom-up budgeting differs from top-down budgeting in that the former ______.
a. looks at the size of the budget deficit b. looks at the overall picture c. emphasizes incrementalism d. looks at the budget’s role in macroeconomic policy