Elections & Gerrymandering Quiz

Which of the following three when added together compromises the 538 electoral votes available to win in the electoral college

• Number of Senators + Numbers of Representatives + DC's electoral votes

• Number of Senators + Number of Representatives

• Number of states in the US + Number of Senators + Number of Representatives

• Number of Senators + Number of Representatives + Number of state legislators

Which of the following most accurately depicts how many electoral votes Maryland gets

• 2 Senators + 8 House of Representatives Members + 1 representative per county = 33 electoral votes

• 2 Senators + 8 House of Representatives Members + 1 Governor = 11 electoral votes

• 2 Senators + 8 House of Representatives Members = 10 electoral votes

• 1 Senator from the state + 1 House of Representative Member from the state = 2 electoral votes

Based on what you know about the electoral college, using the picture, who won the Election of 2000: George W. Bush or Al Gore?

• George W. Bush

• Al Gore

Which of these government responsibilities is most related to the United States Census?

• Maintaining national defense

• Protecting the environment

• Ensuring fair political representation

• Establishing criminal justice procedures

Reapportionment is most closely based on changes in which of the following areas

• Wealth of an area

• Boundaries of an area

• Number of voters in an area

• Population of an area

Which of the following answers is NOT true of how the redistricting process works

• Legislators draw maps dividing each jurisdiction into districts

• Number of people living in each district must be as close to the same as possible

• The districts must have an equal number of Republicans and Democrats

• The maps must be approved by the state legislature

A redistricting map is considered least unfair when it

• Creates more districts in a state

• Splits up districts based on political party preference

• Increases the number of minority districts in a state

• Decreases the number of minority districts in a state

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