Gerrymandering

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What is redistricting?

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the process of re-drawing United States and state electoral district boundaries

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In 36 states, who usually draws district boundaries?

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State legislatures

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How often does the census occur?

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Every 10 years

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What do we call the official count of the population?

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Census

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The original gerrymander was likened to which animal?

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Reptile

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What is gerrymandering?

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the use of redistricting to unfairly disenfranchise specific groups of people.

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Redistricting is important because:

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district boundaries should be changed periodically to reflect changes in population.

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Gerrymandering is:

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When district boundaries are drawn in order to benefit the party in power and help it stay in power

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Splitting a community so they can't elect their own representative

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Cracking

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Grouping parties into one district so the other party wins adjacent districts

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Packing