Voting

Question 1

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

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Baker v. Carr

Question 2

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 3

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

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

Question 4

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 5

Which best describes voting districts that have been gerrymandered?

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districts that are oddly shaped

Question 6

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 7

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.

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Voter Turnout, 2006-2012

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.

Question 10

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

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

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