Review: Reapportionment & Redistricting

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What does redistricting mean?

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Redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts

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What does gerrymandering mean?

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Drawing the map for the political benefit of one party or group

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What do we call the official count of the population?

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Census

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How often does the census occur?

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Every 10 years

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States may gain or lose congressional representation as population levels change. This process is called:

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reapportionment

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Only the ____ is reapportioned based on population changes.

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House of Representatives

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What is the process or drawing new boundaries on the map of districts?

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redistricting

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What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S.?

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Democratic and Republican

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What principle do we see in redistricting process?

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federalism

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What principle do we see in the people's vote to approve a new redistricting map?

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popular sovereignty