Review: Reapportionment & Redistricting

What does redistricting mean?

• Accurately counting all citizens in the country

• Distributing the 435 seats in the House based on population shifts

• Redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts

• Drawing the map for the political benefit of one party or group

What does gerrymandering mean?

• Accurately counting all citizens in the country

• Distributing the 435 seats in the House based on population shifts

• Redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts

• Drawing the map for the political benefit of one party or group

What do we call the official count of the population?

• Reapportionment

• Census

• Century

• Redistricting

How often does the census occur?

• Every 4 years

• Every 8 years

• Every 10 years

• Every 25 years

States may gain or lose congressional representation as population levels change. This process is called:

• gerrymandering

• redistricting

• realignment

• reapportionment

Only the ____ is reapportioned based on population changes.

• Senate

• House of Representatives