4.5 Internal Political Boundaries Flashcards
Electoral geography
Analyzes the geography of political preferences that shape voting outcomes
Voting district
A territorial division for casing votes
Electoral college
A body of 538 electrons in the US and a majority of 270 is required to win the presidential election
Reapportionment
The 435 seats are divided proportionally by the changing population
Redistributing
The process of drawing new boundaries for US districts to reflect population
Gerrymandering
Manipulation of voting districts to favor a particular party
Packing
Gerrymandering a voting district by concentrating all of the opposition party into one district
Cracking
Gerrymandering a voting district by dividing opposition votes into many districts, minorities
Which three levels do Americans have politically
Federal, states, counties
What is an elector
A member of the electoral college
What determines if a state is red or blue
Majority of popular vote in each state, winner takes all