POLS 207 Lim Exam 4 | 134 Questions
and Answers with Complete Solutions
list the four roles of the legislative branch - ANSWER - make statutory laws
- amend constitutions
- serve constituents
- bring government funding
Which branch did the founders want to be the strongest? - ANSWER the
legislative branch
What are statutory laws? - ANSWER laws developed by federal, state and local
governments and created by the passing of bills
Are there many or few amendments to the constitution of Texas? - ANSWER
many
Do longer or shorter constitutions keep up with the times better? - ANSWER
shorter constitutions
What is representation based on in Texas? - ANSWER geographic
representation
what is a heterogenous district? - ANSWER diverse district
,what is a homogenous district? - ANSWER all the same people
How many house districts do we have in Texas? - ANSWER 150
How many senate districts do we have in Texas? - ANSWER 31
How many congressmen do we have in Texas - ANSWER 181
Name two forms of non-geographic representation. - ANSWER -
entrepreneural: representation by where you work
- random selection: representation randomly selected by computer
what is one of the most important policies ? - ANSWER water policy
Is it easier to represent a homogenous or a hetergenous district? - ANSWER
homogenous
What did Reynolds v. Sims do? - ANSWER 14th amendment requires state
legislative districts reflect fair "one person, one vote" rule
True/false. Equal representation is a requirement. - ANSWER True
True/False. It is easy to draw up exact districts. - ANSWER False.
, What is the margin of error allowed in the drawing of districts? - ANSWER 1%
What is redistricting? - ANSWER The redrawing of the boundaries of the
congressional districts within each state to favor congressmen.
Who creates districts? - ANSWER state legislatures
how many districts does Texas have to draw up - ANSWER 181 [house and
senate] + 36 [state]
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? - ANSWER it prevented racial
gerrymandering by race
what is fracturing? - ANSWER fracturing the districts with minorities as the
majority so they aren't elected
what is packing - ANSWER Concentrating like-minded voters together in one
district to reduce their voting power in other districts. Creates super-districts
True/False. Illegal immigrants are excluded from the census. - ANSWER False.
Is the power of your vote stronger if you live in a larger or smaller district? -
ANSWER smaller district [e.g. 60 people determine vote makes power of your
vote 1/60 vs. 200 people determine vote makes power of your vote 1/200]
and Answers with Complete Solutions
list the four roles of the legislative branch - ANSWER - make statutory laws
- amend constitutions
- serve constituents
- bring government funding
Which branch did the founders want to be the strongest? - ANSWER the
legislative branch
What are statutory laws? - ANSWER laws developed by federal, state and local
governments and created by the passing of bills
Are there many or few amendments to the constitution of Texas? - ANSWER
many
Do longer or shorter constitutions keep up with the times better? - ANSWER
shorter constitutions
What is representation based on in Texas? - ANSWER geographic
representation
what is a heterogenous district? - ANSWER diverse district
,what is a homogenous district? - ANSWER all the same people
How many house districts do we have in Texas? - ANSWER 150
How many senate districts do we have in Texas? - ANSWER 31
How many congressmen do we have in Texas - ANSWER 181
Name two forms of non-geographic representation. - ANSWER -
entrepreneural: representation by where you work
- random selection: representation randomly selected by computer
what is one of the most important policies ? - ANSWER water policy
Is it easier to represent a homogenous or a hetergenous district? - ANSWER
homogenous
What did Reynolds v. Sims do? - ANSWER 14th amendment requires state
legislative districts reflect fair "one person, one vote" rule
True/false. Equal representation is a requirement. - ANSWER True
True/False. It is easy to draw up exact districts. - ANSWER False.
, What is the margin of error allowed in the drawing of districts? - ANSWER 1%
What is redistricting? - ANSWER The redrawing of the boundaries of the
congressional districts within each state to favor congressmen.
Who creates districts? - ANSWER state legislatures
how many districts does Texas have to draw up - ANSWER 181 [house and
senate] + 36 [state]
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? - ANSWER it prevented racial
gerrymandering by race
what is fracturing? - ANSWER fracturing the districts with minorities as the
majority so they aren't elected
what is packing - ANSWER Concentrating like-minded voters together in one
district to reduce their voting power in other districts. Creates super-districts
True/False. Illegal immigrants are excluded from the census. - ANSWER False.
Is the power of your vote stronger if you live in a larger or smaller district? -
ANSWER smaller district [e.g. 60 people determine vote makes power of your
vote 1/60 vs. 200 people determine vote makes power of your vote 1/200]
