National Identity & Electoral Geography Flashcards
each country has
its own unique mixes of national
origin ðnic groups that help shape national
character
90% people believe
treating people equally is very important
88% think real Americans
take responsibility for one’s actions
81% think real Americans
accept people of different racial
78% think real Americans
accept people of different religious backgrounds
25% have nativist values
being born in the US & being Christian are essential
electoral geographers
study the spatial aspects of electoral voting
systems, voting districts, &election results
electoral system
set of procedures used to convert the votes cast in an election into the seats won by a party or candidate
majority
number of votes counted towards an individual running must be over
fifty percent
plurality
winner takes all, seat is awarded to the individual candidate who receives the most votes in an election
Majority-Plurality Representation AKA
geographic representation
seats in the House of Representatives
435
electoral college
538 (majority 270 to win)
US presidential race is a strict plurality system
candidate who gets a plurality of the popular vote in a state gets all that state’s electoral votes.
reapportionment
process of allocating legislative seats among voting districts so that each legislator represents approximately the same number of people