Trends in State Legislatures During Recent Decades Include

question 4

Multiple Choice

Trends in state legislatures during recent decades include

• A)longer sessions and increased pay for legislators.
• B)expansion in the size and professionalism of legislative staffs.
• C)a growing popularity of term limits as a means of restoring a citizen legislature.
• D)all of these: longer sessions and increased pay for legislators; expansion in the size and professionalism of legislative staffs; and the growing popularity of term limits as a means of restoring a citizen legislature.
• E)None of these answers is correct.

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Definitions:

Reabsorbed

The process by which substances are taken back into the bloodstream from the kidneys or other organs during filtration.

Proximal Convoluted Tubule

A tubular section of the nephron in the kidney where a major portion of blood filtration, reabsorption, and secretion occur.

Ascending Limb

The portion of the loop of Henle in the nephron that carries fluid from the renal medulla toward the cortex of the kidney, crucial for the concentration of urine.

Active Transport

The movement of molecules across a cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration, requiring energy.