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In 2019, the Supreme Court ordered the state of North Carolina to redraw gerrymandered voting districts. Which case set a precedent for this order?

Citizens United v. FEC

Baker v. Carr

Abbot v. Perez

Bush v. Gore

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Why did the US Supreme Court rule against the state of Tennessee in Baker v. Carr?

Tennessee had discriminated in favor of city voters over rural voters.

Tennessee had not redistricted since 1901, keeping rural districts in power.

Tennessee had refused to create districts that were the same shape.

Tennessee had refused to take part in the national census.

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

to gain a political advantage

to ensure an equal chance for all candidates

to prove they deserve the voters’ support

to keep each voting district the same shape

In the United States, at what age are citizens allowed to vote?

Widespread gerrymandering can affect both state and national policy by

increasing the number of laws passed each year due to greater cooperation by elected officials at each level.

increasing voter turnout and making elected officials more accountable to the citizens of each state.

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

increasing cooperation between state and national governments to pass and enforce similar laws.

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

They are reapportioned based on political party affiliation.

They are reapportioned based on information in the census.

They are reapportioned to give the federal government more power.

They are reapportioned to give the states more power.

States with same-day registration: 2008, 71 percent; 2012, 71 percent. States without same-day registration: 2008, 62 percent; 2012, 59 percent.

More states offered same-day registration than states that did not.

States with same-day registration had a higher voter turnout than states without same-day registration.

More voters cast ballots in 2008 than in 2012, no matter what their state’s registration policy.

Voter turnout was much the same in states with and without same-day registration.

How can a state’s gerrymandering impact government at the national level?

A state can draw districts favoring votes for one party to the House of Representatives.

A state can change district numbers to increase the number of representatives it has.

A state can order people to move to another district to encourage the election of certain parties.

A state can close or restrict voting for districts that do not align with its preferred policies.

A bar chart shows election years on the x axis and percentage of voters on the y axis. 2006, 40; 2008, 61; 2010, 40; 2012, 59.

Voter Turnout, 2006-2012

Presidential Winners and Losers

Presidential Election Years, 2006-2012

Number of US Voters

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.

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

Women are more likely than men to support Republicans (Romney).

Men voted in higher numbers than women.

Men are more likely than women to support Democrats (Obama).

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