5A pt 2

How did the Supreme Court ruling in Baker v. Carr impact the drawing of congressional districts?

• It required that congressional districts remain unchanged.

• It required that the federal government draw congressional districts.

• It made gerrymandering unconstitutional.

• It required that all congressional districts in a state be equal in population.

a primary that allows voters of any party to participate

a primary that allows only voters registered for a specific party to participate

what allows voters to meet, discuss issues, and coordinate support

• Caucus

• blanket primary

• jungle primary

• convention

Which of the following statements best explains how Louisiana's congressional districts will affect statewide and nationwide elections?

• The U.S. Constitution requires all states to reapportion all of their districts every 15 years.

• the manipulation of legislative districts in an attempt to gain political advantage for groups

• Louisiana's congressional districts will have no effect on statewide and nationwide elections.

  
  

• the manipulation of legislative districts in order to make them more competitive

what is a dissenting opinion

• A dissenting opinion is an agreement with the majority opinion in a court ruling.
• A dissenting opinion is a summary of the court's ruling without any disagreement.
• A dissenting opinion is a disagreement with the majority opinion in a court ruling.
• A dissenting opinion is a legal term for a unanimous decision.

what are two differences between a primary and a caucus

• It is a private meeting run by a particular political party.

• It is a public event run by local government.

• It makes use of a secret ballot to determine winners.

• It uses public voting to decide winners.

which of these are required to run for the House of reps

• must be a 9 year citizen of the US

• must be 25 years of age

• must be a 7 year citizen of the US

• must be 30 years of age

what did the 15th amendment do

• gave landowners the right to vote

• gave women the right to vote

• gave black males the right to vote

• gave 18 year old the right to vote

what did the 19th amendment do

• gave women the right to vote

• gave 18 year olds the right to vote

• gave landowners the right to vote

• gave residents of DC the right to vote