Reapportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering

Packing is....
Cracking is....

• On the right,
  on the left
• On the left,
  on the left
• On the left,
  on the right
• One the right,
  on the right

Which statement is entirely correct?

• Each state receives three senators and two House of Representatives members.

• Each state receives two House of Representatives members, and the number of senators is based on population.

• Each state receives two senators, and the number of House of Representatives members is based on population.

• Each state receives 10 senators and 10 House of Representatives members.

What is the process of dividing the seats in the House of Representatives among the 50 states called?

• Redistricting

• Reapportionment

• Gerrymandering

• Party Loyalty

Where do the population numbers used for reapportionment come from?

• The number of people who voted in the last election

• The number of births in an area since the last reapportionment

• The number of deaths in an area since the last reapportionment

• The most recent census

How often does the United States give the census?

• Every 10 years

• Every other year

• Every 50 years

• Every 25 years

What is the process of redrawing district lines for national and state elections based on the most recent census called?

• Reapportionment

• Gerrymandering

• Single-Issue Voting

• Redistricting

What word refers to manipulating district boundaries in an election to favor a particular political party?

• Reapportionment

• Redistricting

• Gerrymandering

• Straight-Ticket Voting

True or False: In most cases, gerrymandering is accomplished by squeezing as many voters from the opposite party into as few districts as possible thereby ensuring the remaining districts are won by the party drawing the lines.

• True

• False

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