Unit #2 Legislative Branch Review

The strategy in which voters are pushed together in districts that already carry a majority

• Cracking

• Packing

• Stacking

• Rapping

The strategy in which majority voters are split up to give the slight edge to the opposition

• Stacking

• Packing

• Cracking

• Rapping

Who has the ability to propose a law?

• Congress
• Senate
• Anyone
• Legislative Branch

The process in which sets of populations are broken up to influence elections for a particular side:

• Election Distribution
• Cycling
• Gerrymandering
• All of the Above

“One Man One Vote” was established because of…

• The Establishment Clause
• Baker v Carr
• The Tinker Case
• Presidential Pardon Clause

Who is the current Speaker of the House?

• Betsy Davos
• Paul Ryan
• Mike Pence
• Nancy Pelosi

Where can a bill be filibustered?

• The President
• The House
• The Senate
• The Wild West

The 17th Amendment states that senators are to be elected by who?

• Previous Senators
• The State Legislature
• The President
• The Citizens

Gerrymandering changes political districts to favor who?

• Political Parties
• Senators
• Citizens
• Gerry

Who creates the boundaries of US Congressional districts?

• State Representatives
• State Legislature using Census info.
• State Governors
• The President