POLS 207 Lim Exam 4 | Questions with Verified
Answers | Latest 2025/2026 Update.
list the four roles of the legislative branch - ...(ANSWERS)....- make statutory laws
- amend constitutions
- serve constituents
- bring government funding
Which branch did the founders want to be the strongest? - ...(ANSWERS)....the
legislative branch
What are statutory laws? - ...(ANSWERS)....laws developed by federal, state and
local governments and created by the passing of bills
Are there many or few amendments to the constitution of Texas? -
...(ANSWERS)....many
Do longer or shorter constitutions keep up with the times better? -
...(ANSWERS)....shorter constitutions
What is representation based on in Texas? - ...(ANSWERS)....geographic
representation
what is a heterogenous district? - ...(ANSWERS)....diverse district
,what is a homogenous district? - ...(ANSWERS)....all the same people
How many house districts do we have in Texas? - ...(ANSWERS)....150
How many senate districts do we have in Texas? - ...(ANSWERS)....31
How many congressmen do we have in Texas - ...(ANSWERS)....181
Name two forms of non-geographic representation. - ...(ANSWERS)....-
entrepreneural: representation by where you work
- random selection: representation randomly selected by computer
what is one of the most important policies ? - ...(ANSWERS)....water policy
Is it easier to represent a homogenous or a hetergenous district? -
...(ANSWERS)....homogenous
What did Reynolds v. Sims do? - ...(ANSWERS)....14th amendment requires state
legislative districts reflect fair "one person, one vote" rule
True/false. Equal representation is a requirement. - ...(ANSWERS)....True
True/False. It is easy to draw up exact districts. - ...(ANSWERS)....False.
, What is the margin of error allowed in the drawing of districts? -
...(ANSWERS)....1%
What is redistricting? - ...(ANSWERS)....The redrawing of the boundaries of the
congressional districts within each state to favor congressmen.
Who creates districts? - ...(ANSWERS)....state legislatures
how many districts does Texas have to draw up - ...(ANSWERS)....181 [house and
senate] + 36 [state]
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? - ...(ANSWERS)....it prevented racial
gerrymandering by race
what is fracturing? - ...(ANSWERS)....fracturing the districts with minorities as the
majority so they aren't elected
what is packing - ...(ANSWERS)....Concentrating like-minded voters together in
one district to reduce their voting power in other districts. Creates super-districts
True/False. Illegal immigrants are excluded from the census. -
...(ANSWERS)....False.
Answers | Latest 2025/2026 Update.
list the four roles of the legislative branch - ...(ANSWERS)....- make statutory laws
- amend constitutions
- serve constituents
- bring government funding
Which branch did the founders want to be the strongest? - ...(ANSWERS)....the
legislative branch
What are statutory laws? - ...(ANSWERS)....laws developed by federal, state and
local governments and created by the passing of bills
Are there many or few amendments to the constitution of Texas? -
...(ANSWERS)....many
Do longer or shorter constitutions keep up with the times better? -
...(ANSWERS)....shorter constitutions
What is representation based on in Texas? - ...(ANSWERS)....geographic
representation
what is a heterogenous district? - ...(ANSWERS)....diverse district
,what is a homogenous district? - ...(ANSWERS)....all the same people
How many house districts do we have in Texas? - ...(ANSWERS)....150
How many senate districts do we have in Texas? - ...(ANSWERS)....31
How many congressmen do we have in Texas - ...(ANSWERS)....181
Name two forms of non-geographic representation. - ...(ANSWERS)....-
entrepreneural: representation by where you work
- random selection: representation randomly selected by computer
what is one of the most important policies ? - ...(ANSWERS)....water policy
Is it easier to represent a homogenous or a hetergenous district? -
...(ANSWERS)....homogenous
What did Reynolds v. Sims do? - ...(ANSWERS)....14th amendment requires state
legislative districts reflect fair "one person, one vote" rule
True/false. Equal representation is a requirement. - ...(ANSWERS)....True
True/False. It is easy to draw up exact districts. - ...(ANSWERS)....False.
, What is the margin of error allowed in the drawing of districts? -
...(ANSWERS)....1%
What is redistricting? - ...(ANSWERS)....The redrawing of the boundaries of the
congressional districts within each state to favor congressmen.
Who creates districts? - ...(ANSWERS)....state legislatures
how many districts does Texas have to draw up - ...(ANSWERS)....181 [house and
senate] + 36 [state]
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? - ...(ANSWERS)....it prevented racial
gerrymandering by race
what is fracturing? - ...(ANSWERS)....fracturing the districts with minorities as the
majority so they aren't elected
what is packing - ...(ANSWERS)....Concentrating like-minded voters together in
one district to reduce their voting power in other districts. Creates super-districts
True/False. Illegal immigrants are excluded from the census. -
...(ANSWERS)....False.
