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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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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.

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

All income groups vote at roughly the same percentage.

Citizens with higher incomes are more likely to vote.

People with mid-level income vote at the highest rates.

Income level is not related with voter turnout.

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

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.

A bar chart shows income on the x axis and percentage voting on the y axis. Less than 10,000 dollars, 49. 15,000 to 19,999 dollars, 56. 30,000 to 39,999 dollars, 62. 50,000 to 74,999, 70. 100,000 to 149,999, 79.

The Race for President, 2008

Voter Turnout, 2008-2012

Percentage of Voting, 2008-2012

Voter Turnout by Income Group, 2008

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.

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

They must wait until the next election to vote.

They must register again to vote.

They must vote at a local polling place.

They must vote using an absentee ballot.

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

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.

Look at the bar graph.

Men who have completed some college are more likely than women who have completed high school to use nontraditional voting methods.

Women who have attained higher education are more likely than men who have completed high school to use nontraditional voting methods.

Younger voters are more likely to use nontraditional voting methods than older voters.

Older voters are more likely to use nontraditional voting methods than younger voters.

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 voting districts that have been gerrymandered?

districts with equal numbers of minority voters

districts that never change over time

districts that are oddly shaped

districts with the same shape

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The same number of youth voted in 2008 as in 2012.

Most young voters favor Republican candidates.

Most young voters favor Democratic candidates.

Young voters represent most of the electorate.

Look at the information in this bar graph.

Voters were not as interested in the issues in 2006 as they were in 2014.

Voter turnout in national election years is irregular from 2006 to 2020.

The majority of Americans vote in every election.

Older voters boycotted the polls in 2006, 2010, and 2014.

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