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stevenposner

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The Founders designed the House of Representatives to be more responsive to popular will. This is evidenced by all of the following EXCEPT
 
  a. the longer terms of office of its members.
 b. the size of the districts being smaller than those of the Senate.
 c. the fact that, in theory, the entire chamber can be replaced in a single election.
 d. the fact that seats in the House are allocated by population and thus are altered every ten years based on the results of the U.S. census.
  e. its committee system, which allows each member to specialize in a particular area of interest to their constituency.

Question 2

If a state expressly grants a local government authority to pursue specific public policies, it can also take away that authority. This is an example of
 
  a. intergovernmental transfer.
  b. Dillon's rule.
  c. Compton's rule.
  d. second-order devolution.



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b



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