Gerrymander and House Rules Committee

1.) Define the following terms in a sentence or two.
a.) Gerrymander b.) House Rules Committee c.) Executive Order
d.) impeachment e.) trustee representation
2.) What is surge and decline? Given what normally happens in midterm elections, what are you predictions for
the 2022 election? What do you think this pattern tells us about democracy in the US?
3.) What impacts the popularity of presidents. What patterns exist? Did President Trump fit this pattern? What
about President Biden?
4.) Explain how the filibuster works? How has this impacted President Biden's agenda so far?