When political parties redraw district lines in order to benefit one political party over another, it is called
A) ?gerrymandering.
B) ?salamandering.
C) ?remaindering.
D) ?redistricting.
E) censuring.
A
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a. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights b. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights c. The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights d. The Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man
The __________ Act of 1924 placed quotas for ethnic groups based on the proportion of Americans from each nationality resident in 1890, thereby severely limiting the number of whites considered to be of "lower race," that is, those from southern and eastern Europe
A) Assimilation B) Civil Rights C) Indian Citizenship D) Immigration E) Naturalization
Why has there traditionally been no formal division along party lines or a formal system of choosing floor leaders in the Texas legislature?
A. The powers of the presiding officers and the longtime Democratic-controlled system did not produce a leadership structure comparable to that of the U.S. Congress. B. Though membership in the legislature includes Republicans and Democrats, the delegation of power has not typically been done in a partisan fashion. C. Legislative rules concerning the appointing of floor leaders were removed in the early twentieth century to reduce partisanship. D. Though membership in the legislature includes Republicans and Democrats, the delegation of power has been left to the whim of the presiding officers, which varies greatly.
Unlike other government institutions, the bureaucracy is defined by ______ within the institution.
A. the people B. the positions (roles) C. the constituency D. the policies