Gerrymandering

What is redistricting?

• the process of establishing the number of representatives in the U.S. Senate
• the process of drawing United States and state  electoral district boundaries
• the idea that all states should have an equal number of people in Congress
• the use of the Census to determine who should run for office

What is gerrymandering?

• a federally governed process designed to ensure equal representation.
• a system of checks and balances used to ensure fairness in the House of Representatives.
• a legal process that helps parties keep power.
• the use of redistricting to unfairly disenfranchise specific groups of people.

How many districts must be created across the United States for the House of Representative?

• 643
• 435
• 200
• 100

Reapportionment is:

• When district boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power

• When seats in the House of Representatives are redistributed among states because of changes in population

• When district boundaries are redrawn to reflect changes in population.

• A measurement of the US population that occurs every ten years

Redistricting is:

• When district boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power

• When seats in the House of Representatives are redistributed among states because of changes in population

• When district boundaries are redrawn to reflect changes in population.

• A measurement of the US population that occurs every ten years

Gerrymandering is:

• When district boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power

• When seats in the House of Representatives are redistributed among states because of changes in population

• When district boundaries are redrawn to reflect changes in population.

• A measurement of the US population that occurs every ten years

Gerrymandering affects:

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The Presidency

• Congress as a whole

Which of these is an accurate order of events?

• Census --> reapportionment --> redistricting

• Reapportionment --> redistricting --> census

• Reapportionment --> census --> redistricting

• Redistricting --> reapportionment --> census

Gerrymandering impacts what National elections?

• Senate

• Presidential

• Judicial

• House of Representatives

Congressional districts vary in size mostly because of

• Population

• Cheating

• the fact they were drawn decades ago