Gerrymandering

The process of drawing congressional districts to the advantage of a political party is called

• incumbent advantage

• reapportionment

• gerrymandering

• censure

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

Who redraws district lines?

(a)  

The party in power draws district lines to

• benefit everyone.

• allow for equal representation.

• their political benefit.

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

Why is redistricting necessary after every census and what are the rules for redistricting?

• People move in and out of a state.

• The president gets to decide how many representatives each state has.

• Each district must have approximately the same number of people.

• Each district must have contiguous territory.

• Every state must have the same number of people.

What is it called when a House district is drawn to give an advantage to one political party?

• Reapportionment

• Gerrymandering

• An off-year election

• Redistricting

What is most likely the cause of the court case in the following headline: District maps likely headed to court

• Federalism

• Reapportionment

• Gerrymandering

• National Supremacy

Using only the information that can be ascertained from maps above, how have legislative districts changed from the map on the left to the map on the right

• There is more evidence of gerrymandering in the map on the right

• The districts are equal in geographic size.

• There is less evidence of gerrymandering in the map on the right

• The legislative districts have stayed the same over the past 20 years

What is the primary goal of gerrymandering in the context of political elections?

• To ensure equal representation for all parties

• To create more competitive districts

• To give an advantage to a specific political party

• To increase voter turnout