A gerrymandering technique in which political or minority groups are split into several districts so that their influence in any one district is negligible is
a. reapportionment.
b. cracking.
c. redistricting.
d. packing.
e. pairing.
B
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The division of constitutional authority between the president and the Congress in foreign policy is probably best characterized as
a. favoring congressional dominance. b. favoring executive dominance. c. providing an "invitation to struggle" between the executive and legislative branches. d. exhibiting a "zone of twilight" of uncertainty in the distribution of power. e. Both options C and D are true.
Which of the following was NOT one of the specific themes discussed in the textbook?
a. Power and influence in state and local governments. b. Implementation challenges in local governments. c. The tension between representative and participatory democracy. d. The ways in which the structures of government and the political processes interact.
The group theory of politics offered by pluralist theorists argues all of the following EXCEPT
A) groups provide a key link between people and government. B) no one group is likely to become too dominant. C) groups are all of equal strength. D) groups usually play by the rules of the game. E) different groups win at different times.
The ___________ gives Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states
A) ?bill of rights B) ?commerce clause C) ?McCulloch v. Maryland decision D) ?president E) ?Supreme Court