The redistricting practice of drawing legislative districts to favor one group or party is called ...

The redistricting practice of drawing legislative districts to favor one group or party is called
 
  A) electioneering.
  B) packing.
  C) gerrymandering.
  D) filibustering.

 Q. 2

Which of the following individuals would be able to introduce a bill in the House of Representatives?
 
  A) a member of the House
  B) the president
  C) a lobbyist
  D) a member of the senate
  E) the chief justice of the U.S.

 Q. 3

The federal court case that applied the doctrine of one-man, one-vote to Texas was
 
  A) Reynolds v. Sims (1964).
  B) Lells v. Kavenaugh (1991).
  C) Kilgarlin v. Martin (1965).
  D) Ruiz v. Estelle (1980).

 Q. 4

What type of legislation must originate in the House of Representative?
 
  A) environmental regulations
  B) defense authorization
  C) healthcare bills
  D) welfare programs
  E) tax and revenue bills

 Q. 5

The U.S. Supreme Court found in Reynolds v. Sims (1964 ) that
 
  A) legislative districts of bicameral state legislatures must have substantially equal populations.
  B) only the lower house of state legislatures must have substantially equal populations.
  C) all states must have bicameral legislatures.
  D) some term limits for members of Congress violates the U.S. Constitution.

 Q. 6

Of the 10,000 or so bills introduced annually in Congress, __________ eventually become law.
 
  A) less than 1 percent
  B) 5 to 10 percent
  C) 25 to 30 percent
  D) 50 to 55 percent
  E) over 75 percent