Branches of Government Review

After each census, we ____ seats in the House of Representatives among the states to maintain proportional representation.

• Reapportion
• Redistribute
• Delegate
• Censure

A member of Congress who bases voting decisions on the wishes of Constituents.

• Politico
• Delegate
• Successor
• Trustee

Every 10 years the government conducts a ____ to count the official population for representative purposes.

• Cencus
• Reapportion
• Commerce Power
• Constituents

A member of Congress who bases voting behavior on the wishes of a political party.

• Legion of Doom
• Trustee
• Partisan
• Delegate

A member of Congress who bases voting behavior on his/her own wishes and judgement.

• Trustee
• Delegate
• Partisan
• Politico

A member of Congress who bases voting behavior on many factors, including party, constituents, and his/her own wishes, to make the most advantageous decision they can.

• Trustee
• Delegate
• Politico
• Partisan

The process by which a State Legislature redraws Congressional District boundaries to grant an advantage to one candidate.

• Gerrymandering
• Jerry-rigging
• Reapportionment
• Succession

Process by which the government can seize private property, after giving appropriate compensation, if it believes it can use that property for the good of the nation.

• Eminent Domain
• Commerce Power
• Censure
• Executive Agreement

Power of Congress to regulate Interstate Trade is sometimes called the _____.

• Gerrymandering
• Eminent Domain
• Censure
• Commerce Power

When Congress expresses severe disapproval in one of it's members and possibly punishes them.

• Reprimand
• Censure
• Draw and quarter
• Veto