Depending on patterns of population growth or decline, states win or lose congressional seats with each new census. State legislatures are responsible for drawing the district lines, in a process known as

A) redlining.
B) consolidation.
C) cracking.
D) pushing.
E) redistricting.


E

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The Articles of Confederation formally pledged the states to:

a. the formation of the Confederate Army. b. maintain a centralized government. c. a unified tax structure. d. a perpetual union.

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In Wayman v. Southard (1825), the Supreme Court upheld a congressional grant of power of the Court to

a. determine the Court's own rules of procedure. b. determine the Court's own docket. c. determine the Court's structure. d. None of the above is true.

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Which theory of government is represented by the social movement "Occupy Wall Street?"

a. Convergence theory  b. Pluralist theory  c. Elite theory  d. Totalitarianism 

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Germany unified as a state for the first time under

a. Otto von Bismarck b. Martin Luther c. Adolf Hitler d. Helmut Kohl

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