Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the broad factors in deciding state legislative district boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A) The conflicts of interests among those drawing the maps 
B) The general public's lack of interest in,or knowledge about,the redistricting process 
C) The lack of clear criteria for redistricting 
D) The necessary approval of Congress 
A) The conflicts of interests among those drawing the maps 
B) The general public's lack of interest in,or knowledge about,the redistricting process 
C) The lack of clear criteria for redistricting 
D) The necessary approval of Congress

Question 2

The "one person,one vote" principle and the policies that ensued resulted in a shift in power from the

Accepted Answer

A) rural areas of the states to the urban and suburban areas. 
B) executive and legislative branches of the state to the judicial branch. 
C) urban and suburban areas of the states to the rural areas. 
D) judicial and executive branches of the state to the executive branch. 
A) rural areas of the states to the urban and suburban areas. 
B) executive and legislative branches of the state to the judicial branch. 
C) urban and suburban areas of the states to the rural areas. 
D) judicial and executive branches of the state to the executive branch.

Question 3

The unequal representation of people living in different districts is known as

Accepted Answer

A) district packing. 
B) malapportionment. 
C) gerrymandering. 
D) electioneering. 
A) district packing. 
B) malapportionment. 
C) gerrymandering. 
D) electioneering.

Question 4

Discuss the role of parties and committees in the legislative process.How is the legislative process shaped by both parties and committees? Do legislative parties and committees differ across states?

Accepted Answer

Parties and committees play crucial role

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a duty of a committee chair?

Accepted Answer

A) Call committee meetings. 
B) Schedule when legislation is to be heard and voted upon in committee. 
C) Organize and structure committee hearings and schedule votes. 
D) Negotiate with the Governor to ensure his or her agenda is advanced. 
A) Call committee meetings. 
B) Schedule when legislation is to be heard and voted upon in committee. 
C) Organize and structure committee hearings and schedule votes. 
D) Negotiate with the Governor to ensure his or her agenda is advanced.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true regarding state legislative districts?

Accepted Answer

A) The size of legislative districts varies dramatically from state to state. 
B) The average state legislature has House districts with about 57,000 people and Senate districts with about 157,000 people. 
C) Each state legislature is allocated a specified number of districts by the U.S.Constitution that must be distributed evenly throughout the population. 
D) Small districts represented by state legislators are often very homogeneous. 
A) The size of legislative districts varies dramatically from state to state. 
B) The average state legislature has House districts with about 57,000 people and Senate districts with about 157,000 people. 
C) Each state legislature is allocated a specified number of districts by the U.S.Constitution that must be distributed evenly throughout the population. 
D) Small districts represented by state legislators are often very homogeneous.

Question 7

Occasionally,a majority party leader will use his or her power to advance or kill a particular bill.

Accepted Answer

A) gatekeeping 
B) veto 
C) ad hoc 
D) sine die 
A) gatekeeping 
B) veto 
C) ad hoc 
D) sine die

Question 8

When the legislature checks up on an agency to make sure it is implementing policy according to legislative intent,it is known as

Accepted Answer

A) casework. 
B) policy policing. 
C) executive supervision. 
D) ex post oversight. 
A) casework. 
B) policy policing. 
C) executive supervision. 
D) ex post oversight.

Question 9

Today,roughly three percent of all state lawmakers are

Accepted Answer

A) openly gay or lesbian. 
B) millionaires. 
C) blind. 
D) African American 
A) openly gay or lesbian. 
B) millionaires. 
C) blind. 
D) African American

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a duty assigned to legislators by their state constitution?

Accepted Answer

A) Overseeing the executive branch 
B) Lawmaking 
C) Enforcing statutes 
D) Representing the state's citizens in the state government 
A) Overseeing the executive branch 
B) Lawmaking 
C) Enforcing statutes 
D) Representing the state's citizens in the state government

Question 11

How well are women represented in state legislatures? How has this changed over time? Are there any implications for policy making when looking at women representation in state legislatures across states?

Accepted Answer

Women's representation in state legislat

Question 12

Which of the following is one of the criteria that must be met by any redistricting plan?

Accepted Answer

A) Each legislative district must be apportioned according to the latest public opinion poll. 
B) Each legislative district must be geographically contiguous. 
C) Each legislative district must be compact and racially representative. 
D) Each legislative district must respect local government boundaries. 
A) Each legislative district must be apportioned according to the latest public opinion poll. 
B) Each legislative district must be geographically contiguous. 
C) Each legislative district must be compact and racially representative. 
D) Each legislative district must respect local government boundaries.

Question 13

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of a citizen-legislature?

Accepted Answer

A) Legislators earn less than $20,000 per year. 
B) The legislature meets all year. 
C) Lawmaking is a full time job. 
D) Legislative offices are well-staffed. 
A) Legislators earn less than $20,000 per year. 
B) The legislature meets all year. 
C) Lawmaking is a full time job. 
D) Legislative offices are well-staffed.

Question 14

Formal proposals to change state law are called

Accepted Answer

A) sponsors. 
B) votes. 
C) committees. 
D) bills. 
A) sponsors. 
B) votes. 
C) committees. 
D) bills.

Question 15

What key factors influence voter choices in state legislative races? What barriers are there to voters receiving accurate information on these races?

Accepted Answer

There are several key factors that influ

Question 16

Which committee is convened in order to craft a bill that can pass both chambers?

Accepted Answer

A) Joint 
B) Standing 
C) Select 
D) Conference 
A) Joint 
B) Standing 
C) Select 
D) Conference

Question 17

In the 1960s,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution required that districts in the same legislative chamber must be

Accepted Answer

A) "substantially equal" in population. 
B) redrawn when a "significant change in the population occurs." 
C) redrawn every bicentennial. 
D) increased when a state legislature votes with a two-thirds majority to redraw the districts. 
A) "substantially equal" in population. 
B) redrawn when a "significant change in the population occurs." 
C) redrawn every bicentennial. 
D) increased when a state legislature votes with a two-thirds majority to redraw the districts.

Question 18

Legislative districts that had been equal in population in 1900

Accepted Answer

A) remained relatively equal up to 1960. 
B) experienced population shifts by 1960,but did not experience malapportionment. 
C) were very unequal in population by 1960. 
D) experienced population shifts by 1960,but kept the same political identification. 
A) remained relatively equal up to 1960. 
B) experienced population shifts by 1960,but did not experience malapportionment. 
C) were very unequal in population by 1960. 
D) experienced population shifts by 1960,but kept the same political identification.

Question 19

Following the 2010 elections,state Senators of which state fled to Illinois to avoid a quorum in having to take a vote on a piece of legislation?

Accepted Answer

A) Wisconsin 
B) Indiana 
C) Michigan 
D) Iowa 
A) Wisconsin 
B) Indiana 
C) Michigan 
D) Iowa

Question 20

In 2012,in which state did Republicans win control of both chambers of the state's General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction ended in 1874.

Accepted Answer

A) Alabama 
B) Alaska 
C) Arkansas 
D) Arizona 
A) Alabama 
B) Alaska 
C) Arkansas 
D) Arizona

Which of the following is NOT one of the broad factors in deciding state legislative district boundaries?

The "one person,one vote" principle and the policies that ensued resulted in a shift in power from the

The unequal representation of people living in different districts is known as

Discuss the role of parties and committees in the legislative process.How is the legislative process shaped by both parties and committees? Do legislative parties and committees differ across states?

Which of the following is NOT a duty of a committee chair?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding state legislative districts?

Occasionally,a majority party leader will use his or her power to advance or kill a particular bill.

When the legislature checks up on an agency to make sure it is implementing policy according to legislative intent,it is known as

Today,roughly three percent of all state lawmakers are

Which of the following is NOT a duty assigned to legislators by their state constitution?

How well are women represented in state legislatures? How has this changed over time? Are there any implications for policy making when looking at women representation in state legislatures across states?

Which of the following is one of the criteria that must be met by any redistricting plan?

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of a citizen-legislature?

Formal proposals to change state law are called

What key factors influence voter choices in state legislative races? What barriers are there to voters receiving accurate information on these races?

Which committee is convened in order to craft a bill that can pass both chambers?

In the 1960s,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution required that districts in the same legislative chamber must be

Legislative districts that had been equal in population in 1900

Following the 2010 elections,state Senators of which state fled to Illinois to avoid a quorum in having to take a vote on a piece of legislation?

In 2012,in which state did Republicans win control of both chambers of the state's General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction ended in 1874.

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Fiscal Policy

The Structure of Local Governments

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Exam 7: State Legislatures

Which of the following is NOT one of the broad factors in deciding state legislative district boundaries?

The "one person,one vote" principle and the policies that ensued resulted in a shift in power from the

The unequal representation of people living in different districts is known as

Discuss the role of parties and committees in the legislative process.How is the legislative process shaped by both parties and committees? Do legislative parties and committees differ across states?

Which of the following is NOT a duty of a committee chair?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding state legislative districts?

Occasionally,a majority party leader will use his or her power to advance or kill a particular bill.

When the legislature checks up on an agency to make sure it is implementing policy according to legislative intent,it is known as

Today,roughly three percent of all state lawmakers are

Which of the following is NOT a duty assigned to legislators by their state constitution?

How well are women represented in state legislatures? How has this changed over time? Are there any implications for policy making when looking at women representation in state legislatures across states?

Which of the following is one of the criteria that must be met by any redistricting plan?

Which of the following is a typical characteristic of a citizen-legislature?

Formal proposals to change state law are called

What key factors influence voter choices in state legislative races? What barriers are there to voters receiving accurate information on these races?

Which committee is convened in order to craft a bill that can pass both chambers?

In the 1960s,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution required that districts in the same legislative chamber must be

Legislative districts that had been equal in population in 1900

Following the 2010 elections,state Senators of which state fled to Illinois to avoid a quorum in having to take a vote on a piece of legislation?

In 2012,in which state did Republicans win control of both chambers of the state's General Assembly for the first time since Reconstruction ended in 1874.

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Fiscal Policy

The Structure of Local Governments

Local Land Use and Environmental Politics

Morality Policy

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy

Education Policy

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