Unit III Review

Which of these could result if a state’s population declined over time?

• increased funding from Congress for social programs

• reduced representation in the House of Representatives

• reduced representation in the United States Senate

• greater number of electors to the Electoral College

The population of Massachusetts has increased since 1970, but its representation in Congress has declined. Which of these best explains why this has happened?

• a large number of people in Massachusetts are not citizens

• a large number of people in Massachusetts have not registered to vote

• Massachusetts has chosen not to send representatives to the national government

• population growth in Massachusetts has not kept pace with the growth of other states

The United States Census Bureau projects that the percentage of people over 85 years old will triple in the next fifty years.

Which federal government action could best help the United States adjust to this demographic trend?

• granting college scholarships to low-income students

• providing low-interest loans to first-time home buyers

• increasing the minimum wage

• funding health care services

According to the 2000 census, the population of Frederick County increased by 30 percent since 1990. Which of these most likely occurred as a result of the population change?

• more school construction

• less tax revenue

• less housing construction

• more open space

Read the quotation below.

“Americans are free … to disagree with the law but not to disobey it. For in a government of laws and not of men, no man, however prominent or powerful, and no mob however unruly or boisterous, is entitled to defy a court of law.” —President John F. Kennedy

The quotation above most directly supports presidential actions that

• Improve international relations

• Improve the economy

• Ensure public order and safety

• Ensure individual rights

15th Amendment - The right to vote cannot be denied on account of race

19th Amendment - The right to vote cannot be denied on account of sex

26th Amendment - The right to vote (for adults 18+) cannot be denied on account of age

The 15th, 19th and 26th Amendments best reflect which principle of democracy?

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Separation of Powers

The primary purpose of the United States Census is to

• Collect demographic information about communities

• Count the population for the purpose of reapportionment

• Determine which social programs are in need of additional funding

_____ occurs when state legislatures draw congressional boundaries in a way that isolates a particular political party.

• Reapportionment

• Gerrymandering

• Gerontology

• Referendum

In the case of ______, the Supreme Court decided that states must account for population shifts when determining boundaries of Congressional districts to uphold the idea of "one person, one vote."

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Baker v. Carr

• New Jersey v. T.L.O.

• Tinker v. Des Moines

____ refers to the process of assigning Congressional representation among the 50 states, based on each states' population.

• Gerrymandering

• Reapportionment

• Redistricting

• Redlining