Describe majority-minority districts and explain their purpose(s)
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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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Identify the five principle agencies in the Executive Office.
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What do advocates of term limits argue?
A. Lawmakers who have spent years in public office are in a position to best represent the interest of voters. B. Interest groups would not have as much influence with legislators who do not have to finance future campaigns. C. With term limits, lawmakers will lack the experience to understand state policy. D. Legislators serving limited terms are more likely to be ideologically motivated. E. Political corruption is the rule for legislators serving multiple years.
According to the Pew Research Center, which group is currently the largest immigrant group in the U.S.?
A) Hispanics B) Asians C) Europeans D) Russians E) Africans
The use of dogs to sniff high school lockers for drugs has been determined by the Supreme Court to be
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