To Ensure That Their Populations Are Equal, U

question 26

Multiple Choice

To ensure that their populations are equal, U.S.House and state legislative districts must be redrawn every:

• A) five years, after the U.S.Census Bureau updates population estimates.
• B) 10 years, after another federal census of the American population is completed.
• C) so often, depending on funding, but within 15 years.
• D) four years, in order to also correct for possible gerrymandering.

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