Government Quiz September 25th

What are the two houses of congress

• senate and house of represenatives

• senate and state

• congress and state

• president

How many people make up the house of represenatives

• 435

• 425

• 450

• 100

How many people make up the senate

• 110

• 100

• 435

• 400

What is the house of represenatives based on

• districts

• population

• states

• schools

After how many years is there a Reapportionment of the house of represenatives, and why?

• Every 3 years due to re-election of the house

• never

• Every 10 years, because sometimes states lose representatives because the population decreases

• Once every year due to reapointment

How many represenatives does each district elect

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 400

what happens after reapportionment

• districts of states will have to be redrawn

• state will re-vote

• there is a war

what is Gerrymandering; Party gerrymandering

• the favoring of one party

• when senate gets say over the house

• when districts are divided up

what are some limits on gerrymandering (things that they have to do)

• districts have to have similar populations.so it's fair and balanced. They also have to be racially balanced.

• districts have to have uneven populations

• they have to be civil and balenced

• the populations have to be totally different

What is packing

• packing as many voters as possible of an opposing party into one district

• helping the senate pack up the votes they recieve from the people

• spreading out votes among the disricts