Mod 29 Internal Political Boundaries

Voting Districts

A territorial division for casting votes in public election; generally, only those who in the voting districts are permitted to cast their votes there.

Electoral College

A body of 538 electors in U.S. A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the president. A states number of electors equals the number of members in its congressional. delegation(one for each member in the house of representation(based on population size = more representation + two in senate)

reappointment

The process by which 435 seats in the U.S House of Representatives are divided proportionally by the population among the 50 states following every U.S Census(A count of U.S population every 10 years).

Redistricting

The process of drawing new boundaries for U.S congressional districts to reflect the population changes since the previous u.s consensus

Gerrymandering

The manipulation of voting district boundaries to favor a particular political party, group, or election outcome. It often involves drawing districts in odd shapes to maximize the electoral advantage of the party in power, distorting the true representation of voters.

Packing

Gerrymandering a voting district by concentrating all of the opposition party into one district, thereby creating a large majority of that party in the district while ensuring the other districts will win the favor of the wanted party.

Cracking

Gerrymandering a voting district by dividing opposition votes into many districts, thus diluting the opposition vote to ensure it does not form a majority in any district.