Chapter 10 Questions Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

2. What the president can do if the two houses of congress cannot agree on a date to adjourn {Ans: Prorogue}15. In what ways has the redistricting of House seats been used for the political gain of certain groups and parties in the various states? {Ans: Gerrymandering. They shape districts to the advantage of the political party that controls it, literally. They (1) concentrate the opposition's voters in one or a few districts leaving other districts as easy pickings for the party or (2) they spread the opposition as thinly as possible throughout districts limiting oppositions ability to win any district.}4. The function congress is performing when it checks on the program of the executive branch {Ans: Oversight Function}12. (A) how are states represented in the House of Representatives? (B) how are states represented in the senate? {Ans: a)equally,b)population}11. How does bicameralism in the congress reflect the principle of federalism {Ans: Each state is equally represented in the senate and represented by population in the house.}1. What happens to the seats in the House of Representatives every decade {Ans: reapportion}