Congress Vocabulary and SCOTUS Cases (AP GOV)

Having more votes than an opponent (not necessarily a majority)

The reassigning of the number of congressional districts to each state every 10 years

The redrawing of a state's districts every 10 years

The redrawing of a state's district shapes every 10 years

Manipulating the drawing of congressional districts to give a political party an advantages in elections

SCOTUS case that ruled that SCOTUS had the power to rule over issues of reapportionment if states were violating the Constitution

SCOTUS case that ruled that districts clearly drawn based only on race can be challenged as unconstitutional

Official congressional mail sent to constituents at taxpayers' expense

Services a Congressperson's office provides their constituents (ex: help with gov't paperwork)

Government projects or grants that directly benefit a Congressperson's state or district