Internal Boundaries - Voting Districts The electorate (citizen voters) are designated to defined districts with distinct boundaries Census - a count of the population - required every 10 years to ensure districts have close to the same number of people

Internal Boundaries - Voting Districts Reapportionment - changing the number of representatives granted each state so it reflects the state’s population This process is known as redistricting

Internal Boundaries - Voting Districts Gerrymandering - drawing the boundaries for political districts by the party or group in power to extend or cement their advantage

Internal Boundaries - Voting Districts Gerrymandering Cracking - dispersing a group into several districts to preventa majority Packing - combining like-minded voters into one district with majority populations

Internal Boundaries - Voting Districts Gerrymandering Hijacking - redrawing two districts in order to force two elected representatives of the same party to run against each other Kidnapping - moving an area where an elected representative has support to an area where he or she does not have support

The Redistricting Game http://www.redistrictinggame.org/index.php Play the game. Complete Mission One (Population Equality) and Mission Two (Partisan Gerrymandering). You can do the basic or the advanced option.