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A representative who votes according to the preferences of his or her constituency is called a _________________________.

Drawing district boundaries in a way that gives one group (one political party) an advantage over the others is known as _______________________.

The allocation (or reallocation) of the U.S. House seats every 10 years after the decennial census is known as ___________________________.

The chamber that holds impeachment hearings is the _______________________.

Albin et al. (1996) describe three general classes of variables that influence contextual fit. Select all that apply. 

When the President receives a bill from Congress the President can _________________________.

When generalization probes were conducted, Moes and Frea (2002) reported that all three participants engaged in an increased level of generalized functional communication responses in the ______ phase compared to baseline levels. 

Congress is divided into ______________ chambers.

In order to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives one must be at least 25 years old, must be a U.S. citizen (but not a natural born citizen), must be a resident of the United States for at least seven years, and must be a resident of the district that they wish to represent.

Analysts and advisors to the president, each of whom is often given the title “special assistant are called the _____________________________.