PBI-Manatt Quiz: It's Redistricting Time! - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

1. Who has the power to approve redistricting maps for LAUSD?

The LAUSD Board of Education

The LA City Council

The LA County Board of Supervisors

The LAUSD Redistricting Commission

2. Based on the results of the 2020 Census, California will lose how many congressional seats?

Two

None

Three

One

3. In 2008, California voters approved the Voters First Act which:

Created an independent citizens redistricting commission to draw district lines for state offices.

Created independent redistricting commissions for every county.

Authorized the California legislature to draw district lines.

Authorized the California legislature to appoint advisory redistricting commissions for every county.

4. What is reapportionment?

Another word for redistricting

The process for allocating congressional seats among the 50 states

The redrawing of district boundaries based on voter data

The manipulation of district boundaries to favor one party

5. Many cities across California have moved from at-large elections to district elections in response to which of the following?

The federal Voting Rights Act

The federal Redistricting Reform Act

The California Voting Rights Act

The California Fair Maps Act

It’s Redistricting Time!