Name: ___________________________

Date: ___________________________

Project 3 - Pretest/Posttest
You will be given 55 minutes to complete the assessment. You may use paper, pencil, and Microsoft
Excel. No other computer program, including the Internet, may be used.

Total Possible:
Your Score:

Section I
5

Section II
7

Section III
45

Total
57

Section I. Matching (5 points) You have 5 minutes to complete this section.

Directions:
For the problem below, match the question with the correct state from the
table below. Not all states will be used, and some questions will have more than one state as an
answer. List all of the correct answers for each question.

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A. This state had a total population of 6,501,582.

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B. The state(s) that had their total number of representatives decreased by 3 over the
last 100 years.

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C. The state(s) with the largest decrease in representatives over the last 100 years.

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D. The state(s) with the largest increase in representation over the last 100 years.

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E. The state(s) with the most consistent number of representatives over the last 100
years.

Section II. True/False (7 points) You have 10 minutes to complete this section.
T
F
1. As a states population increases, their representation always increases as well.
T
F
2. States with the same number of representatives always have the same population.
T
F
3. Once a state has a certain number of representatives, this number can only increase.
T
F
4. The standard divisor is the average number of people per seat for the entire
population of the U.S.
T
F
5. Hamiltons Method of Appointment rounds the standard quota down, and awards
the extra representatives to the state with the largest fractional remainder.
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6. Jeffersons Method can sometimes fail the quota criterion.
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7. The best method of appointment is the Hill-Huntington method.

Section III. Short Answers (40 points) You have 45 minutes to complete this section.

State

Indiana

Population

6,483,802

Actual Representation

A. Direction:

Calculate the following problems. Use the data in the above table if appropriate. If
you are using Excel to do the calculation, write the exact Excel command you used.
Show all your work to receive full credit. (25 points)

1.

(5 points) Calculate the representation using the Hamilton Method of Appointment.

2.

(5 points) Calculate the representation using the Jefferson Method of Appointment.

3.

(5 points) Calculate the representation using the Webster Method of Appointment

4.

(5 points) Calculate the representation using the Hill-Huntington Method of Appointment

5.

(5 points). The population for the state of Ohio in 2000 was 11374540 people. The
population in 2010 was 11536504. Calculate the population change, both in actual number
of people and as a percentage of the total population.

B. Direction:

Short Answer. Make sure to use complete sentences and correct punctuation. 5
points each. (15 points)

1.

Explain the basic principles of gerrymandering.

2.

Which appointment method do you think results in the fairest appointment of

representation? Give reasons to justify your response.

3.

What are 3 reasons that a state can have a change in Representative appointment?