POLS102Exam2
Chapter 5 Vocab
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- gerrymandering (98)
- drawing district lines to benefit a party
- delegate (94)
- Legislatures think people voted them in for their view points.
- bicameral legislature (82)
- two house legislature
- Lobbyist (93)
- paid to influence on behalf of clients.
- referendum (102)
- permits voters to vote on and possibly overturn recently passed laws or legislative amendments to states constitution
- redistricting (98)
- redrawing electoral district lines
- initiative (101)
- permits a desgnated minimum number of boters to propose a law or constutional ammendment by petition - law is approved by majority of voters at a subsequent election.
- recall (102)
- voters may remove elected public officials before the end of their term.
- Lobbying (p93)
- attempting to influence public officials decisions
- trustee (94)
- legislatures think of getting opinion of public before voting
- federal mandate (95)
- state funds have to match federal funds for certain programs.
- unicameral legislature (82)
- one-house legislature
- Party caucus (pg91)
- party meets with members in the chamber
- malapportionment (98)
- problems are addressed by giving more votes than entitles cuz their rural
- majority-minority district (100)
- Ct held that legislatures can take race into account but must act to avoid diluting the voting stregth of minorities.