Which of the following best describes redistricting?
A. The allocation of the seats in the House to each state after each census
B. The redrawing of district boundaries within each state to ensure equal district populations
C. A court order to hold new elections because of voting irregularities
D. Altering a legislative formula that apportions spending among the states
E. Normally a bipartisan exercise
Answer: B
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A. democracies arise only in countries with reasonably wealthy economies and a large middle class that is educated and has its basic needs securely met B. democracy can thrive only in countries that have democratic political cultures in which citizens value participation but are willing to defer to elected leaders enough to let them govern C. democracies arise in countries with reasonably wealthy economies D. democracies arise only in countries with a large middle class that is educated
In the case of an independent candidate, or a candidate representing a minor party, the most serious problem is to convince voters of which of the following?
A. That voting is their patriotic duty B. Of the importance of foreign policy issues C. Of the importance of domestic policy issues D. To reject the major-party candidates E. That pluralism is fundamentally flawed