Unit 4: Gerrymandering & Internal Boundaries Flashcards
1
Q
What is an international boundary?
A
a border between two or more different countries
2
Q
What is an internal boundary?
A
a boundary that exists within a country’s borders
3
Q
What is a voting district?
A
a geographic area organized together for the purpose of administering elections
4
Q
What is redistricting?
A
the process of redrawing districts after the census
5
Q
What is gerrymandering?
A
the process of redistricting a voting district to favor one political party over another
6
Q
What is cracking?
A
the process of spreading like-minded voters out across multiple districts
7
Q
What is packing?
A
the process of stacking like-minded voters into just a few districts to reduce the impact of their vote in other districts
