Gerrymandering

What is redistricting?

• the process of establishing the number of representatives in the U.S. Senate

• the process of re-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

In 36 states, who usually draws district boundaries?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The Supreme Court

• State legislatures

How often does the census occur?

• Every 4 years

• Every 8 years

• Every 10 years

• Every 25 years

What do we call the official count of the population?

• Reapportionment

• Census

• Century

• Redistricting

The original gerrymander was likened to which animal?

• Ox

• Spider

• Reptile

• Turtle

What is gerrymandering?

• a federally governed process designed to ensure equal representation.

• a system of checks and balances used to ensure fairness in the House of Representatives.

• a legal process that helps parties keep power.

• the use of redistricting to unfairly disenfranchise specific groups of people.

Redistricting is important because:

• it can benefit the party in power and help it stay in power.

• the seats in House of Representatives can only be determined when new districts are developed.

• district boundaries should be changed periodically to reflect changes in population.

• It is the only way to accurately measurement the US population.

Gerrymandering 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

Splitting a community so they can't elect their own representative

• Cracking

• Packing

Grouping parties into one district so the other party wins adjacent districts

• Cracking 
• Packing