Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The reallocation of congressional seats among the states every ten years, following the census, is known as gerrymandering.
2. The number of representatives with voting privileges in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435 members.
3. After the census every ten years, House seats are reapportioned among the states to ensure that districts maintain population equality.
4. The process of redrawing congressional districts to match population shifts in states with more than one representative is called reapportionment.
5. Redrawing congressional district boundaries to favor a particular group or party is known as gerrymandering.
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
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What is divided government, and how prevalent is it in the United States?
Answer:
A single-member district:
A. does not allow independent candidates to contest in state elections. B. is where the parliament elects one member from each districtto their state legislature. C. isrepresented by multiple elected officials from different parties, according to the proportion of the vote each party receives. D. is wherevoters elect one member from their district to the House of Representatives and to their state legislature. E. does not include federal and state legislative districts.
Across the United States, cities are demographically becoming________
A. homogenous B. populated by one racial or ethnic group C. racially segregated D. racially pluralist
Tom Jones and Leonard Woodrock were deep-shaft coal miners in West Virginia, although Leonard lived across the border in Kentucky. Tom purchased a new Corsair, a National Motors car, from Pappy's Auto sales, a local firm in West Virginia. National Motors Corporation is a large auto manufacturer with its main factory in South Bend, Indiana, and incorporated in Kentucky. When Tom was driving
Leonard home from the mine, the Corsair's steering wheel inexplicably locked. The car hurtled down a 100-foot embankment and came to rest against a tree, just a mile from the mine, in West Virginia. The Corsair, which cost $21,000, was a total loss. Tom and Leonard suffered damages of $800,000 apiece for personal injuries. They wish to file suit under state tort law. a. Tom could sue National Motors in federal court, but Leonard could not. b. As long as Tom could sue National Motors in federal court, Leonard could join his suit and together they could sue the company in federal court. c. Leonard could sue National Motors in federal court, but Tom would have to file suit in state court. d. Neither Leonard nor Tom could sue National in federal court.