Author Question: Just before the last election cycle the members of a state house of representatives got together and ... (Read 54 times)

haleyc112 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

Just before the last election cycle the members of a state house of representatives got together and redrew the boundaries for various voting districts. The group that held power at the time consistently blocked efforts to draw boundaries favorable to the minority party and instead divided the state in a way that would ensure them the most votes in a process known as __________.

A) a plutocracy
B) devolution
C) gerrymandering
D) unionizing

Question 2

Paul believes that politics is guided by the golden rule: Those who have the gold make the rules. Thus, Paul believes that the United States is a __________.

A) plutocracy
B) democracy
C) socialist state
D) communist state