AP HUG 4.5-4.6 Vocab - Mrs. Salazar

Maritime Boundary

The extensions of a country’s territory that extend into the oceans around them.

Electoral College

The system used in American presidential elections assigns a number of votes to states by population. It encourages candidates to not only focus on populated areas.

Gerrymandering

Redrawing voting district boundaries to benefit one political party over another.

Redistricting

In the United States, after each census redrawing voting districts due to population changes.

Reapportionment

Process in which U.S. House of Representatives seats are re-allocated to different states, based off of population change.