1. Tuesday December 9, 2014 Agenda Homework Political Party Re-quiz
Congressional Make Up/Gerrymandering notes
Is North Carolina Gerrymandered? If so, how do you know?
Why would a party want to draw districts lines like this?
What could be a negative effect of gerrymandering?

2. Civics and Economics Day 71
10 Days until Winter Break
16 Days until Christmas

3. Political Party Requiz
5 minutes for questions before the quiz.

4. Congressional Make Up

6. 2014 House of Rep. Senate Democrats 184 44 Republicans 244 53
2012
House of Rep
Senate
Democrats
193 54
Republicans
234 45
Independents 2
Third Party
2014
House of Rep.
Senate
Democrats
184 44
Republicans
244 53
Independents 2
Not Called Yet 7 1

7. House of Representatives
Only Requirements
House of Representatives
Senate
25 Years Old
7 Years Citizen
Live in the State
30 Years Old
9 Years Citizen
Live in the State

8. Age

9. Demographics

11. Education/Occupation

12. Religion

13. Our Representative US Congressional District 1
Representative G.K. Butterfield (D)
Born in Wilson, NC
Elected for 6 Terms
Vice-Chair of Congressional Black Caucus
Chief Deputy Whip of Democratic Caucus
Previous profession:
Judge
Attended NCCU for Undergraduate and NCCU for Law School
He is actually bi-racial and identifies as African American

14. Our Senators Senator Richard Bur (R) Attended Wake Forrest University
Born in VA
2nd Term in the Senate
Served in the House from
Previously a Sales Executive for Carswell Distributing Company
Attended Wake Forrest University

15. His Car

16. Our Other/New Senator Thom Tillis (R) Previously
Born in FL move in 1998 to Charlotte
Previously
Consultant
Speaker of the House in the North Carolina General Assembly
Attended Chattanooga State Community College and University of Maryland University College.

17. Gerrymandering

18. Gerrymander
Oddly shaped district designed to increase the voter strength of a particular group

22. Homework How is North Carolina an example of political gerrymandering?
Why would a party want to draw districts lines like this?
What could be a negative effect of gerrymandering?