Unit 2 American Government

Citizens in democratic societies are expected to exercise their right to _______

• naturalization

• vote

• libertarian

The process of drawing congressional districts to the advantage of a political party is called

• incumbent advantage

• reapportionment

• gerrymandering

• censure

Gerrymandering affects:

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The Presidency

• Congress as a whole

Packing is when:

• District boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power

• District lines are drawn in order to concentrate the opposing party in a few districts

• District lines are drawn in order to spread the opposing party out across districts

• When district lines are redrawn to reflect changes in population

Only the ____ is reapportioned based on population changes.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Purpose of Zoning

• Prevent urban sprawl and over development

  and attract new industries, more retail outlets or larger tax base

• Segregating incompatible uses (industrial, office, retail, housing, etc)

• Regulate the density, location, size and type of buildings

• Maintain the character of a community (historic districts)

• All of them

This type of zone is dedicated to farming.

• Residential
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Agricultural

Select all that apply. When do building codes apply?

• New construction

• Renovation / Alteration

• Change of occupancy

• Sale of building

• Every three years

Urban Sprawl is what

• • great concern for the rapidly decreasing amount of agricultural land and “green space” – forests, open areas free of development

• • is the movement of people from urban areas outward into suburban and rural areas

• has created overcrowded highways, lack of transportation, water shortages, overcrowded schools, and an overall drain on the resources of local and state governments experiencing rapid growth

• None of these

What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• To outline the structure of the government

• To grant powers to the states

• To protect individual liberties and rights

• To establish the federal budget