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2.3 Congressional Behavior

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Question 1

Question 1 of 4

A representative follows clear district opinion on a highly visible school-funding vote but relies on independent judgment when constituents have no settled view on a technical cybersecurity bill. Which model best describes this flexible approach?

A politico moves between delegate behavior and trustee judgment depending on the issue and the clarity of constituent preferences. The representative follows district opinion in one setting and exercises independent judgment in another.
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A. Politico

A politico moves between delegate behavior and trustee judgment depending on the issue and the clarity of constituent preferences. The representative follows district opinion in one setting and exercises independent judgment in another.

Question 2

Question 2 of 4

A legislator does not share a community's demographic background but consults its members, sponsors their priority bill, and secures the policy change they sought. Which conclusion is best supported?

Substantive representation is shown by action advancing a group's priorities. Descriptive representation would require shared characteristics or experiences, and the stem expressly says that resemblance is absent. The facts do not reveal whether the legislator used delegate or trustee reasoning.
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B. The legislator provides substantive representation without descriptive resemblance

Substantive representation is shown by action advancing a group's priorities. Descriptive representation would require shared characteristics or experiences, and the stem expressly says that resemblance is absent. The facts do not reveal whether the legislator used delegate or trustee reasoning.

Question 3

Question 3 of 4

A court orders a lawful remedy after finding that a districting plan unlawfully diluted a racial minority group's voting strength. The resulting majority-minority district is designed principally to

A lawful majority-minority district protects an electoral opportunity: it can enable minority voters to elect candidates of their choice. It does not reserve the seat for a candidate of a particular identity, guarantee an outcome, or dictate how the eventual winner will represent the constituency.
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C. give the group's voters an opportunity to elect candidates they prefer

A lawful majority-minority district protects an electoral opportunity: it can enable minority voters to elect candidates of their choice. It does not reserve the seat for a candidate of a particular identity, guarantee an outcome, or dictate how the eventual winner will represent the constituency.

Question 4

Question 4 of 4

Mapmakers place most opposition voters in two districts they will win overwhelmingly and divide the remaining opposition voters among districts where they will usually lose. Which conclusion is best supported?

Packing concentrates opposition voters in districts they win inefficiently by large margins, while cracking disperses the rest among districts where they are outnumbered. The scenario expressly combines both techniques. It supplies no evidence of a neutral compactness plan or a bipartisan agreement protecting every incumbent.
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D. The map uses packing and cracking to produce partisan advantage

Packing concentrates opposition voters in districts they win inefficiently by large margins, while cracking disperses the rest among districts where they are outnumbered. The scenario expressly combines both techniques. It supplies no evidence of a neutral compactness plan or a bipartisan agreement protecting every incumbent.

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