Congress: Reappointment & Redistricting

The drawing of the electoral district lines to the advantage of one party or group is?

• jurisdiction

• apportionment

• logrolling

• gerrymandering

What does it mean to reapportion seats in the House of Representatives?

• House district's are changed based on election results

• Newly elected representatives begin their two-year long terms in the Hose

• The number of House seats for each state changes based on population changes

• One term for Congress ends and a new one begins

What term means redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts?

• Reapportionment

• Gerrymandering

• Redistricting

• Realigning

The US Constitution requires a __________, which counts the population every ___________ years.

• censure; 10

• census; 10

• census; 8

• consensus; 4

States may gain or lose congressional representation as their population level changes. This process, based upon the most recent census, is called:

• gerrymandering

• realignment

• reapportionment

• reassessment