AP Gov Unit 2 Review 2025/2026 Exam
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House of Representatives - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔representatives elected by each
state, # depends on population size; advantageous for larger states
Senate - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2 representatives from each state;advantageous
for smaller states
bicameral - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a legislature divided into 2 houses, US
Congress and every US state legislature except Nebraska's are bicameral
gerrymandering - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔drawing of congressional districts to favor
one political party or group over another
census - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔tool for understanding demographic changes;
Constitution requires an annual one
, redistricting - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔redrawing of congressional and other
legislative district lines following a census , to accommodate population
shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population
reapportionment - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔process of reallocating seats in the
House every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census
two party system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔several political parties exist, but only 2
major political parties compete for power and dominate elections
single member districts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔only one representative is chosen
from each district
entitlements - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔policies for which Congress has obligated
itself to pay x level of benefits to y number of recipients (Social Security)
legislative intent - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔when creating a legislation, the judiciary
branch may be considered when interpreting the law; judiciary may attempt
to assess where legislation is ambiguous
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔law that made racial discrimination
against any group in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade
many forms of job discrimination
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Latest Update
House of Representatives - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔representatives elected by each
state, # depends on population size; advantageous for larger states
Senate - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔2 representatives from each state;advantageous
for smaller states
bicameral - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a legislature divided into 2 houses, US
Congress and every US state legislature except Nebraska's are bicameral
gerrymandering - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔drawing of congressional districts to favor
one political party or group over another
census - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔tool for understanding demographic changes;
Constitution requires an annual one
, redistricting - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔redrawing of congressional and other
legislative district lines following a census , to accommodate population
shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population
reapportionment - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔process of reallocating seats in the
House every 10 years on the basis of the results of the census
two party system - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔several political parties exist, but only 2
major political parties compete for power and dominate elections
single member districts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔only one representative is chosen
from each district
entitlements - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔policies for which Congress has obligated
itself to pay x level of benefits to y number of recipients (Social Security)
legislative intent - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔when creating a legislation, the judiciary
branch may be considered when interpreting the law; judiciary may attempt
to assess where legislation is ambiguous
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔law that made racial discrimination
against any group in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade
many forms of job discrimination
