Which of the following statements are accurate regarding congressional apportionment? Check all that apply.
What will be an ideal response?
On average, a member of the U.S. House currently represents 710,000 residents.
Shifts in population may result in a gain, loss, or maintenance in the number of representatives allocated to a particular state.
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The state and local governments' fiscal landscape
a. has remained unchanged since early in the twentieth century. b. has changed profoundly in the last three decades. c. continues to be dominated by federal government intergovernmental funding. d. shows lots of surplus revenue because citizen demands for services lag behind available resources.
Why are the two world wars classified as conventional wars?
a. Nonconventional weapons were not used openly. b. Nonconventional weapons were not invented yet. c. Nonconventional weapons were not used at all. d. Nonconventional weapons were used in a limited fashion.
Elections are sometimes described as a "blunt policy tool" to communicate interests because
A. voting often does not yield a clear outcome regarding which individual has won. B. the public is dissatisfied with the performance of governmental institutions. C. party systems tend to be oligarchic. D. they involve several different issues.
The Great Compromise resolved what issue?
a. The power of large versus small states b. A strong or weak executive c. A strong upper-house legislature versus a weak one d. Representation based on an equal representation provision e. A strong or weak national court system