4.6-4.7 Internal Boundaries and Forms of Governance Flashcard

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The boundaries of congressional districts of the United States are

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redrawn every ten years

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Which of the following is the correct organizational scale for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
Options: Global, Supranational, National, Local, State

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Supranational

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Which of the following is a likely outcome of gerrymandering?
- Splitting areas of majority group voters across a number of legislative representatives' districts
- Packing areas of minority group voters into a single legislative representative’s district
- Disrupting electronic polling machines or the data networks run by elections officials
- Placing a legislative representative’s districts in a row pattern while drawing a new electoral map
- Supporting political party candidates with campaign funds intended to be used in particular geographic areas

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Packing areas of minority group voters into a single legislative representative’s district

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The shape of North Carolina’s Twelfth Congressional District is most likely the result of

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gerrymandering

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In the United States House of Representatives there are a fixed number of 435 seats divided among the states based upon each state’s relative population size. Changes in the number of representatives, as shown on the map, affect politics at which of the following scales? City, County, State, Regional, National

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National

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Which of the following is the name for political redistricting that produces unusually shaped districts to create a political advantage?

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Gerrymandering

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Using the data in the table and the description, which of the following identifies the scales of analysis that are reflected in this redistricting? Member state representation in a supranational legislature, Local representation in the state legislature, State representation in the regional legislature, Local representation in the national legislature, Local representation in the regional legislature

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Local representation in the national legislature

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Which of the following describes typical characteristics of federal states? A centralized government and strong centripetal forces, A fragmented land area and a single ethnic group, A small land area and high population density, A compact shape and a primate city, A large land area and multiple ethnic groups

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A large land area and multiple ethnic groups

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Which of the following describes a federal form of governance? Options: A centralized government creates a barrier to local participation in the political process. Autonomou...

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Multiple substates have local control and are unified to pursue common goals at the national level.

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Which of the following describes a unitary form of governance? Options: Stronger states and transnational corporations indirectly control weaker states., A state has a strong central government with no power given to regions., A collection of independent communities shares government services., A state’s more powerful central government shares power with its regions., A sense of unity, often derived from ethnic or cultural traits, binds a country together.

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A state has a strong central government with no power given to regions.

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