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WorksheetsModule 29 Post Assesment
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following best describes the purpose of voting districts?
To determine the weather conditions on Election Day
To allocate resources for political campaigns
To divide a geographical area into smaller units for fair representation
To regulate the use of political advertisements
What is the primary goal of gerrymandering in the context of voting districts?
Ensures equal voter turnout
Promoting sportsmanship
Helping international election observation
Manipulating district boundaries to favor a political party
What is the term for the process of adjusting the boundaries of voting districts to maintain relatively equal populations?
Redistricting
Electoral college
Voter registration
Gerrymandering
How are the number of electoral votes for each state determined in the U.S. Electoral College?
Based on the state's population
Determined by the state governor's preference
Equal for all states
Proportional to the state's land area
How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency in the United States?
540
270
170
230
Voting districts go through a reapportionment every (a) years
If the candidate won majority vote for the presidential election, he will be president?
TRUE
FALSE
What is the first step in the reapportionment/redistricting process?
have state legislatures draw district lines
determine how many people each representative will represent
do the census
determine the number of representatives each state will have
Which is statement is entirely correct?
Each state receives two senators, and the number of House Of Representatives members is based on population
Each state receives 1 senator and 2 house of representative members
Each state receives senators based on population
Each state gets 10 senators and 10 House Of Representative members
What are the implications of gaining or losing seats in a state?
