4.6 How do US states spatially organize the government_ (1)

Census

Official population count conducted every 10 years that includes data on age, race, and sex.

Reapportionment

Process of reallocating U.S. House of Representative seats based on population changes.

Redistricting

Redrawing boundaries of voting districts to accurately reflect new census data.

Electoral College

An organization that votes for the President based on the popular vote.

Voting District

A geographic area established by state and local governments to organize elections.

Gerrymandering

Political strategy of redistricting for a political advantage.

Packing

Clustering like-minded voters into a single district.

Cracking

Dispersing like-minded voters across multiple districts to minimize their electoral impact.

Representative Districts

Ideal voting districts that are equal in population, contiguous, and compact.

Boundaries

Lines that separate political entities or jurisdictions, either international or internal.