1. 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

2. 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

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

6. 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

8. 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

10. The Redistricting Game
Play the game. Complete Mission One (Population Equality) and Mission Two (Partisan Gerrymandering). You can do the basic or the advanced option.