When State Legislators Concentrate the Members of One Party in as Few

question 59

Multiple Choice

When state legislators concentrate the members of one party in as few districts as possible in order to ensure that their opponents will elect as few representatives as possible,it is called

• A) a referendum.
• B) lobbying.
• C) packing.
• D) redlining.
• E) caucusing.

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Definitions:

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the treatment.

Fake Cigarette

A non-tobacco product designed to imitate a real cigarette, often used to aid quitting smoking.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable in scientific research that is affected by changes in another variable, called the independent variable.