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Question 1

Which best describes voting districts that have been gerrymandered?

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districts that are oddly shaped

Question 2

Which best describes what happens to voting districts every ten years?

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They are reapportioned based on information in the census.

Question 3

A 3 column table with 2 rows. Column 1 is labeled gender with entries men, women. Column 2 is labeled percent supporting Obama with entries 42, 53. Column 3 is labeled percent supporting Romney with entries 52, 43.

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Women are more likely than men to support Democrats (Obama).

Question 4

Why do political parties most often try to gerrymander voting districts?

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to gain a political advantage

Question 5

Look at the bar graph, which shows voter turnout in 2016 and 2020.

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Citizens with higher incomes are more likely to vote.

Question 6

What happens when voters are out of state on Election Day?

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They must vote using an absentee ballot.

Question 7

Before people can take part in an election in the United States, they must

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register with their states to vote.

Question 8

the Presidentthe Senatethe House of Representatives

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the President

Question 9

Widespread gerrymandering can affect both state and national policy by

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increasing the chances of one party enacting its platform in state legislatures and the House of Representatives.

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