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GEOG 102: Cultural Geography Professor: Narinder S. Bansal
Fall Semester, 2017 Student Name
Chapter 12
Exercise 12.1 – The Redistricting Game
Visit the website below and answer the following questions.
https://redistrictinggame.org/
Mapmakers (and geography) are crucial to the process of creating voting districts. The creation of a new congressional district, or the loss of an old one, affects every district around it, necessitating new maps. Even states not adding or losing congressional representatives need new district maps that reflect the population shifts within their borders, so that residents are equally represented no matter where they live. This ritual carving and paring of the United States into 435 sovereign units, known as redistricting, was intended by the Framers solely to keep democracy’s electoral scales balanced. Instead, redistricting today has become a part of the political game. The Redistricting Game is a fun interactive way to investigate the importance of the redistricting process. This game will show you how the process can be manipulated, and if you understand local demographics and voting patterns, subtle shifts in the district borders can swing elections. Many countries struggle with how to allocate democratic representation within their territories. This example is from the United States, but it is not a unique phenomenon. Click the “Play the Game” button and answer the following.
1. In Mission 1 the goal is Population Equality. This means:
a.Similar numbers of homes in each district
b.Similar numbers of people in each district
c.Similar percentages of ethnic/racial groups in each district
d.Similar percentages of economic wealth in each district
2. In Mission 1, what always gets the Representatives really mad?
a.Moving the lines so the population goes down in their district
b.Moving the lines so the Representative’s home in someone else’s district
c.Moving the lines so that the percentage of the opposite party’s voters rises
d.Moving the lines so that the Representative’s territory becomes smaller
3. In Mission 1, once you have completed the basic requirement of the mission you will see what next to the representative?
a.A green check
b.A blue check
c.A red check
d.The words “Good Job!”
4. In Mission 1, once you have completed the basic requirement of the mission you now must get feedback to see if your new districts will be approved. Who is not consulted?
a.District Voters
b.State Governor
c.State Legislators
d.State Supreme Court
5. In Mission 1 click on the “Learn More” tab, which of these is NOT one of the three most fundamental concepts of redistricting?
a.Compactness
b.Contiguity
c.Population Equality
d.Voter Distribution Pattern
6. In the “Quotes” tab from Mission 1, who said the following?
“[Democrats] get to rip off the public in the states where they control and protect their incumbents, and [Republicans] get to rip off the public in the states [where they] control and protect [their] incumbents, so the public gets ripped off in both circumstances. In the long run, there’s a downward spiral of isolation.”
a. John Cornyn (Senator R-TX)
b.John Engler (former Governor, R-MI)
c.Newt Gingrich (Former House Speaker R-GA)
d.Barak Obama (President, D)
7. Mission 2 is about how to change the party affiliation of a representative through manipulating the district boundaries (gerrymandering). When you begin the game, what number is blinking?
The new ratio to be achieved is
a.The percentages of Democrats in a Republican’s distract.
b.The percentage of Republicans in a Democrats district.
c.The population number in a Democrats district.
d.The percentage of Republicans won in a Republican’s district.
8. According to the Mission 2 “Learn More” tab, which of the following is the most likely way to achieve Mission 2’s goals of favoring one party over the other?
a.Cracking
b.Packing
c.Both Cracking and Packing
d.Neither “Cracking” nor “Packing”
9. On the Mission 2 “Quotes” tab, the following is included:
"It used to be that the idea was, once every two years voters elected their representatives, and now, instead, it's every ten years the representatives choose their constituents."
a.True
b.False
10. What is “Bipartisan” about the goal of Mission 3?
a.The parties work together to ensure that the incumbents of both parties are safe and won’t be challenged.
b.The parties work together to ensure 55% majority for each party incumbent.
c.The parties work together to ensure that the uncertainty of new candidates and new emerging constituencies are mitigated.
d.All of the above.
e.None of the above.
11. As you begin Mission 3, what is the reason given for acting in a “Bipartisan” way?
a.Your approval ratings are below 35%.
b.You hold your seat by a narrow margin.
c.To protect yourself from allegations of corruption
d.It was a primary piece of your campaign promises.
12. The Voting Rights Act explored in Mission 4 is intended to protect
a.racial minorities.
b.language minorities.
c.religious minorities.
d.A and B
e.A and C
f.A, B, and C
13. In Mission 4, the primary means of ensuring legislative representation to minorities is through:
a.Cracking
b.Packing
c.Both Cracking and Packing
d.Neither “Cracking” nor “Packing”
14. Mission 4’s “Quotes” tab includes the following statement by Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga):
"I don't object to polarization if it achieves an objective."
a.True
b.False
15. In Mission 5, on Reform, the challenge is to build your districts without considering the party affiliation of the voters. On the “Learn More” tab a number of states who have attempted reform are discussed. Which of the following is a state with independent redistricting commissions?
a.Arkansas
b.Colorado
c.Minnesota
d.New Jersey
e.Oregon
