Why do seats in the House of Representatives need to be reapportioned?
a. The number of seats each state has in the House is based on a state's population, which changes over time.
b. The majority party in the House of Representatives is determined by each state's proportion of party-affiliated voters.
c. The Constitution requires that each state's taxes be proportional to the size of its population.
d. Each congressional district must be redrawn to reflect changes in the state's population.
a
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The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC rested on a case thirty years before, Buckley v. Valeo, that held which of the following?
a. Political speech can be restricted because it is manipulative. b. Money is the equivalent of free speech. c. Campaign contributions of all kinds are equally protected. d. Core political speech is the equivalent of pornography. e. Campaign involvement by corporations is prohibited.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Governors, not the federal government, have the final authority over where to deploy the National Guard. 2. Governors can only achieve their agendas through their formal powers. 3. The formal powers of governors have increased over the last 100 years. 4. The upside of appointment power is that the right people are guaranteed to be chosen. 5. The power to prepare the state budget may be a governor’s most powerful formal tool.