Redistricting and Gerrymandering

Who redraws district lines?

(a)  

The party in power draws district lines to

• benefit everyone.

• allow for equal representation.

• their political benefit.

Describe one rule for redistricting.

What are the implications of gaining or losing seats in a state?

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

Why do people gerrymander or draw districts?

Which group of people are said to suffer from redistricting?

Why can gerrymandering be bad?

The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census to accommodate population shifts

• Reapportionment

• Redistricting

• Logrolling

• Gerrymandering