House Of Representatives Flashcards

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Apportion

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Distribute seats based on population

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1
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Draw districts to the advantage of the party in power

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Gerrymandering

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2
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Reapportion

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Redistribute seats based on population

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3
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Elected from state as a whole(senate)

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At-large

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4
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Incumbent

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Elected official currently in office

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5
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Voters elect one person to serve a district

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Single-member district

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6
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Court case that mandated

“one person,one vote”

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Westburry v. Sanders

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7
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Three kinds of gerrymandering

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Packing, cracking, kidnapping.

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8
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Drawing districts to defeat minority party incumbent

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Kidnapping

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9
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Splitting minority party to defeat them

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Cracking

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10
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Putting most of minority party into a district

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Packing

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11
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Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November of even numbered years

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Federal Election Day

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12
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Population count

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Sense (senses)

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13
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25 years old, citizen for 7 years, inhabitant of state

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Requirement to be a house member

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14
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Represents an average of 700,000 people

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U.S representative

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15
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Party identification, gender, ethnicity, political experience, name familiarity, fundraising capability

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Informal qualifications for a house or senate member