Are You a Redistricting Whiz?

What is redistricting?

The process of redrawing legislative districts.

What you do when you move furniture around a room.

Changing school districts.

The process for removing elected leaders from office.

What are districts?

Delicious pastries filled with cream.

Geographic areas within which eligible residents vote to elect their representatives.

Grid-like areas on a map.

Uncomfortable clothes that are hard to move in.

Everyone in the United States lives in a congressional district.

True

False

How often does redistricting happen?

Every 5 years

Every 15 years

Every 10 years

Anytime there is significant growth in the population.

Why does the US constitution require the federal government to conduct a census of its population every ten years?

To determine population growth.

For the purpose of apportioning U.S. House of Representatives seats among the states.

For allocating funds for programs to help the needy, elderly, veterans, and more.

All of the above

What is malapportionment?

When you don't eat enough healthy food.

A type of computer virus

When districts have unequal populations.

When you take more than your fair share of Halloween candy.

How many seats does each state get in the US House of Representatives?

The number is determined by population with at least one for each state.

The number is determined by population with at least two for each state.

The federal constitution and statutes impose these requirements that apply to all states.

Equal populations

Single-member voting districts

Some provisions of the Voting Rights Act

All of the above

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