Register
Play & Learn
Teach
Register
Home > Elections and Voting > Reapportionment & Redistricting
WebQuest

Reapportionment & Redistricting

Sign up to save to your favorites

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the process of reapportionment and redistricting
  • Analyze the effects of redistricting and gerrymandering
  • Explore methods for preventing gerrymandering
Do you know how many representatives your state has in the U.S. House of Representatives? Do you know how that number is determined or if it's ever changed? Don't worry, you're about to find out!
Sign up to assign Sign up to access

Overview

Do you know how your district lines are drawn? In this WebQuest, students will explore the ins and outs of apportionment including what it is, how often it's adjusted, and how districts are redrawn. Students will also take a look at gerrymandering and its impacts.

Please note that the content on external webpages frequently changes. We recommend reviewing the sites provided in this WebQuest immediately before assigning it.

Access engaging resources with an iCivics account!

Create your free iCivics account and discover standards aligned lessons and games that meet all of your instructional needs. Our nonpartisan classroom resources engage students with complex concepts in ways they can understand and relate to.

Tags

Tech Options
Web browser
Integrations
PDF
State standards icon

View state standards alignment

Search State Standards

Use the Scope & Sequence to help you plan your iCivics classroom experience!

Whether you enjoy finding opportunities within a well-structured sequence of resources or prefer looking around for pieces and bits that can be jigsawed together, our Scope & Sequence documents are a perfect reference point for planning. Scope & Sequence documents are available for elementary, middle, and high school classrooms and list all of our resources in one place.

View the Scope & Sequence