Majority-minority districts are those in which
a. a racial minority represents a majority of voters.
b. a minority of the majority actually votes.
c. the majority elects a racial minority into office.
d. the majority of a racial minority is eligible to vote.
e. the majority oppresses a racial minority.
ANS: A
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A divided government is understood to mean
A) a bicameral system of government, with a House of Representatives and a Senate. B) a system which divides responsibilities between the state and federal levels. C) a bipartisan government in which all viewpoints are represented. D) the executive and legislative branches of government are controlled by different parties. E) the two-party system of government in the United States.
The most hard-line group in Syria, which has the goal of ruling the entire world, is
A. ISIS/Islamic State. B. Al Qaeda. C. Hamas. D. ETA. E. Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
John Roche contends that federalism was incorporated into the Constitution
a. to promote majoritarianism. b. because it was part of Montesquieu’s plan to separate powers. c. as a necessary compromise to ensure state support of the Constitution. d. because it was frequently used in European systems in the late eighteenth century.
What did Madison and Hamilton mean by faction?
a. a self-interested subgroup b. a political party c. a mob d. those opposed to the Constitution