What are majority-minority districts and why are they created?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe majority-minority districts as a form of positive gerrymandering. They stem from passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, encouraging states to redistrict certain legislative boundaries to allow African Americans a majority.
2, Explain the intent of the Voting Rights Act: to provide equal representation to minorities on all levels of government and to ensure African Americans are able to have proper representation.
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Which of the following is an example of an act of government?
a. creating Pell grants to enable more students to attend college b. unemployment rising 2 percent c. the stock market going up 200 points d. a hurricane devastating central Florida e. new children's educational programs offered on cable TV
The members of an intergovernmental organization are
a. nations. c. states. b. governments at all levels. d. state and nonstate actors.
Many agencies are created without congressional approval
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What was particularly significant about George Washington's presidency?
a. His ambitions greatly expanded the powers of the presidency. b. His early actions served to establish important precedents that greatly increased the political legitimacy of the office. c. His military leadership as president was critical during the War of 1812. d. His ambitions set up an early struggle between Congress and the presidency.