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Ch. 10 APHG Vocab

Spatial Patterns of Political Power

TermDefinition
Federal State Power is held in units such as states or provinces. These units have some autonomy and hold substantial power. Power is shared between central, regional, and local governments. EX: United States, Canada
Unitary State More power is held in the central government and this maintains the authority over all of the state’s territory, it’s regional units, and its people. Follows a top-down approach. EX: China, France, Poland
Concurrent In a federal government, involves shared powers. EX: Making and enforcing laws, as well as borrowing money
Reapportionment When a state has a a slowing or declining population and a seat that the state possessed, is reallocated to a different state. EX: Pennsylvanias seat being moved to Florida
Electoral College A set of people- called electors- chosen to elect the president. Total number: 538 (composed of HOR, senators, and electoral votes for D.C)
Redistricting A state’s internal political boundaries being redrawn to reflect new census data. Radically effect who is elected to represent a geographic area
Gerrymandering After a law was placed in 1812, a map was approved to favor one political party over another. Can take place through either packing or cracking.
Cracking The practice of splitting up the opposition party’s voters into many districts to dilute their electoral power EX: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Packing When local population data is used to draw a district that is full of the opposing party’s voters. This allows for a greater number of districts to be passed by another party EX: North Carolina
Majority-Minority Districts Gerrymandered districts which minorities made up the majority of voters so that they could elect their candidate of choice. Resulted in an increase of minority representatives in congress.
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