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

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

Gerrymandering affects:

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The Presidency

• Congress as a whole

In most states (but not all), who usually draws district boundaries?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The Supreme Court

• State legislatures

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

Only the ____ is reapportioned based on population changes.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

• 100
• 250
• 435
• 535

The US conducts a census every 10 years, what is a census

• An election

• A count of the population

• Redrawing of congressional districts