Reapportionment Is

question 69

Multiple Choice

Reapportionment is

• A) the allocation of seats in the House to each state after each census.
• B) the redrawing of district boundaries within each state to ensure equal district populations.
• C) a court order to hold new elections because of voting irregularities.
• D) altering a legislative formula that apportions spending among the states.
• E) normally a bipartisan exercise.

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Definitions:

Ca2+

The chemical symbol for calcium ions, which play critical roles in cellular signaling, muscle contraction, and neurotransmitter release among other physiological functions.

Smooth Muscle Cell

A type of involuntary, non-striated muscle found in the walls of internal organs such as the stomach, intestines, and blood vessels, controlling their movements.

Depolarize

To decrease the electrical potential across the cellular membrane as a prelude to generating an action potential.

Visceral Smooth Muscle

Muscle tissue found within the walls of internal organs, responsible for their involuntary movement such as contraction and relaxation.