The Legislative Branch

Bicameral Legislature

• A governing system in which political authority rests with the national government

• A legislative body made up of two chambers

• A system of government made up of three separate branches

• A governing system in which political authority is shared between the state and national governments

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Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) House of Representatives

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(b) Senate

• 100 members

• 6 year terms

• Has more power in foreign relations

• 2 year terms

• 435 members

• Has more power in taxing a spending

• Approves presidential appointments

Apportionment

• The process of of distributing the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states

• The process of drawing electoral district boundaries for states and local communities

• The practice of drawing district boundaries in a way that gives one group or political party an unfair advantage

• Diluting the voting power of the opposing party's supporters across many districts

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Redistricting

• The process of of distributing the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states

• The process of drawing electoral district boundaries for states and local communities

• The practice of drawing district boundaries in a way that gives one group or political party an unfair advantage

• Diluting the voting power of the opposing party's supporters across many districts

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Gerrymandering

• The process of of distributing the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states

• The process of drawing electoral district boundaries for states and local communities

• The practice of drawing district boundaries in a way that gives one group or political party an unfair advantage

• Diluting the voting power of the opposing party's supporters across many districts

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Baker v. Carr

• Held that legislative districts drawn exclusively to divide voters based on their race are unconstitutional

• Established to principle of judicial review, giving the Supreme Court the power to interpret the U.S. Constitution

• Established the federal courts' power to review legislative districts, laying the groundwork for the "one man, one vote" principle

• Held that when state and national laws come into conflict, the national law is supreme

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Baker v. Carr case?

• It established that the Supreme Court would hear cases involving a state's redistricting plan.

• It was decided using the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

• It held that gerrymandering based exclusively upon race was unconstitutional.

• It led to the "one man, one vote" rule when drawing district boundaries.

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Shaw v. Reno

• Held that legislative districts drawn exclusively to divide voters based on their race are unconstitutional

• Established to principle of judicial review, giving the Supreme Court the power to interpret the U.S. Constitution

• Established the federal courts' power to review legislative districts, laying the groundwork for the "one man, one vote" principle

• Held that when state and national laws come into conflict, the national law is supreme

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Shaw v. Reno case?

• It led to the "one man, one vote" rule when drawing district boundaries.

• It was decided using the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

• It held that gerrymandering based exclusively upon race was unconstitutional.

• It considered the guidelines created by Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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The current holder of an office or position is known as the

• challenger

• incumbent

• candidate

• chair