The term gerrymander refers to which of the following?
a. the exclusion of reelection as a consideration in congressional redistricting
b. establishing randomly drawn districts to ensure that no party has an unfair advantage
c. the electoral strategy used by Gerald “Gerry” Ford
d. the manipulation of the shape of a legislative district to benefit a certain incumbent or party
d. the manipulation of the shape of a legislative district to benefit a certain incumbent or party
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Describe the difference between politics and government.
What will be an ideal response?
The Constitution prohibits having __________ qualifications for holding public office
a. residency b. competency c. religious d. citizenship
According to statisticians, approximately how large must a random sample be to produce results that are accurate within plus or minus three percentage points 95 percent of the time for a universe of 500,000 or more?
a. 1,000 b. 11,000 c. 10,000 d. 100,000 e. 1,000,000
Which of the following best describes the term yellow journalism?
a. anonymous editorials b. news stories with poor sourcing c. hastily published stories d. sensationalized coverage of scandals