Electoral Geography (and Gerrymandering)

Question 0

Who redraws boundaries in Europe

Answer 0

Independent commissions

Question 1

Every … Years us House of Representatives redraws boundaries. Based on …..

Answer 1

Ten years

Population

Question 2

Who redraws legislative boundaries in the USA

Answer 2

State legislature

Question 3

Gerrymandering

Answer 3

Political party in control of the legislature often tries to redistricting to improve chances of their party to win seats

Question 4

Gerrymandering is named after

Answer 4

Eldridge Gerry

Governor of Massachusetts
Vice President of USA

Gerry signed a bill that redistricting the state to benefit his party and it look like a salamander

Question 5

Three forms of gerrymandering

Answer 5

Wasted vote
Excess vote
Stacked vote

Question 6

Wasted vote

Answer 6

Spreads opposition across many districts but in minority

Their votes are Wasted

Question 7

Excess votes

Answer 7

Concentrates opposition into a few districts

Question 8

Most popular gerrymandering in USA

Answer 8

Stacked vote

• Aas Are a majority and they are democratic
• relublicans use stacked to draw favorable I boundaries in the rest of the state

Question 9

A stacked vote

Answer 9

A stacked vote links distant areas of like mind voters through oddly shaped boundaries -lnks distant regions

Stack votes in 2 districts so other party can win 3 out of 5