Gerrymandering

The role of the media in informing the public about gerrymandering is to:

• Provide unbiased information

• Support political parties

• Ignore the issue

• Promote gerrymandering

The role of the media as a gatekeeper is to:

• Filter and shape the news

• Create news stories

• Distribute news to the public

• Advertise products

The role of the media as an agenda setter is:

• To inform the public about current events

• To influence the public's perception of issues

• To entertain the audience

• To provide a platform for advertisements

The role of the media as a watchdog is to:

• Inform the public about important issues

• Monitor the actions of those in power

• Entertain the audience

• Advertise products and services

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

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