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Electoral Geography and the Changing Political Landscape

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What is the study of the relationship between geography and elections called?

  1. Electoral Geography

  2. Political Geography

  3. Human Geography

  4. Economic Geography


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Electoral Geography is the study of the relationship between geography and elections.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that can influence electoral outcomes?

  1. Population density

  2. Economic conditions

  3. Cultural factors

  4. Climate


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Climate is not a factor that can influence electoral outcomes.

What is the term for the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries to favor one political party or group over another?

  1. Gerrymandering

  2. Redistricting

  3. Apportionment

  4. Enfranchisement


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries to favor one political party or group over another.

Which of the following is NOT a type of gerrymandering?

  1. Packing

  2. Cracking

  3. Stacking

  4. Gerrymandering


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gerrymandering is not a type of gerrymandering.

What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

  1. A law that prohibits racial discrimination in voting

  2. A law that requires states to provide bilingual ballots

  3. A law that establishes a national voter registration system

  4. A law that mandates the use of electronic voting machines


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a law that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

What is the term for the process of dividing a state into electoral districts?

  1. Gerrymandering

  2. Redistricting

  3. Apportionment

  4. Enfranchisement


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Redistricting is the process of dividing a state into electoral districts.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that can influence the outcome of a redistricting process?

  1. Political power

  2. Population growth

  3. Racial composition

  4. Economic conditions


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Economic conditions are not a factor that can influence the outcome of a redistricting process.

What is the term for the process of allocating seats in the House of Representatives among the states?

  1. Gerrymandering

  2. Redistricting

  3. Apportionment

  4. Enfranchisement


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Apportionment is the process of allocating seats in the House of Representatives among the states.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that can influence the outcome of an apportionment process?

  1. Population size

  2. Economic conditions

  3. Racial composition

  4. Political power


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Economic conditions are not a factor that can influence the outcome of an apportionment process.

What is the term for the process of granting the right to vote to a group of people?

  1. Gerrymandering

  2. Redistricting

  3. Apportionment

  4. Enfranchisement


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Enfranchisement is the process of granting the right to vote to a group of people.

Which of the following is NOT a group of people who have been historically disenfranchised in the United States?

  1. African Americans

  2. Women

  3. Native Americans

  4. White males


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

White males are not a group of people who have been historically disenfranchised in the United States.

What is the term for the practice of suppressing the vote of a particular group of people?

  1. Voter suppression

  2. Gerrymandering

  3. Redistricting

  4. Apportionment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Voter suppression is the practice of suppressing the vote of a particular group of people.

Which of the following is NOT a method of voter suppression?

  1. Poll taxes

  2. Literacy tests

  3. Felony disenfranchisement

  4. Early voting


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Early voting is not a method of voter suppression.

What is the term for the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries to favor one racial or ethnic group over another?

  1. Racial gerrymandering

  2. Ethnic gerrymandering

  3. Gerrymandering

  4. Redistricting


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Racial gerrymandering is the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries to favor one racial or ethnic group over another.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that can influence the outcome of a racial gerrymandering process?

  1. Political power

  2. Population growth

  3. Racial composition

  4. Economic conditions


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Economic conditions are not a factor that can influence the outcome of a racial gerrymandering process.

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