In State K, the legislature draws an awkwardly-shaped district in order to help a particular candidate win election. The legislature in State K could be accused of which of the following?
a. violating the one-person, one-vote principle
b. gerrymandering
c. minority-vote dilution
d. minority-vote packing
e. majority-vote packing
b
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George Washington felt it was important to keep some governmental matters secret and as a result, news should be censored to keep these matters out of the public eye. This is an example of which of the following?
A. A free press B. Gerrymandering C. Managed news D. Yellow journalism E. Covert reporting
The Lemon Test includes which of the following?
a. The government's action must have a nonsecular legislative purpose b. The government's action must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion. c. The government's action must be approved by the courts prior to being implemented. d. The recipient of the government action must not be affiliated with a religious institution.
The __________ presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president
a. Speaker of the House c. president pro tempore b. majority leader d. majority whip
Assume that Howard and Javier used proper sampling techniques to draw two samples of Hispanic Floridians. Each sample will be surveyed about proposed immigration policy reform and its impact on Hispanics living in the state. The samples were selected identically, but one includes 1,000 respondents and the other consists of 2,000 respondents. Given the information presented in this scenario, which
of the following statements is true? a. Howard and Javier will likely underestimate the impact of immigration reform on Florida's Hispanic population, given the size of their samples.— b. Howard and Javier will likely overestimate the impact of immigration reform on Florida's Hispanic population, given the size of their samples. c. Howard and Javier can correctly assume that the sampling error for both surveyed samples will be the same. d. Howard and Javier can be more confident of the results of the 2,000-person sample.