Unit 3 by Sharon https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em FRQ 3 en-us 2017-12-16 15:46:23 UTC 2025-12-01 17:39:12 UTC hello@padlet.com 3A katlynne palensky https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216928697 picking who gets the congressional chairs for each states, depending on which party gets the chair decides how the will be districted. the party in chair will most likely use gerrymandering to give them the majority.]]> 2017-12-18 13:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216928697 3b weston k https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216929028 redrawing district boundaries when a state has more representatives than districts]]> 2017-12-18 13:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216929028 Emily Prosper 3B equade10 https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216929049 Congressional redistricting is the redrawing of the district lines in each state. ]]> 2017-12-18 13:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216929049 Carlos Balazs 3C https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216929592 Cracking: splitting up diatricts to disperse voter density, to dilute their power.
Packing: packing all the voters of a specific party into one area to contain that power into one district]]> 2017-12-18 13:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216929592 3c Diana Gardner https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216947645 1.) packing- fill all Party into one district to minimize votes 
2.) cracking- dilute all votes into different districts ]]> 2017-12-18 14:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216947645 James Bunn https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216947716 Congress reapportionment is done to maintain fairness because district populations are always changing]]> 2017-12-18 14:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216947716 3d Owen F https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216947912 -banned gerrymandering based on race 
-reapportionment provides for a roadblock for gerrymanderers ]]> 2017-12-18 14:04:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216947912 C https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216948009 -make it so the candidate they want wins
-all incumbents stay in control of their districts]]> 2017-12-18 14:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/216948009 Reapportionment shoetzlein https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217082902 Every ten years a census leads to changes in population distribution which means we have to redistribute representative so that the distribution results in approximately equal districts - or proportional districts]]> 2017-12-18 19:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217082902 Importance of Reapportionment to States shoetzlein https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217083503 changes in population result in an increase or decrease of representation
such changes can result in an increase or decrease in influence both in congress in and in the electoral college]]> 2017-12-18 19:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217083503 Redistricting shoetzlein https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217083811 Once reapportionment is determined, new lines must be drawn to accommodate for any changes in population and/or representation]]> 2017-12-18 19:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217083811 Goals of Politicians When Gerrymandering shoetzlein https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217084058 To win the majority
Remain in Power/protect incumbents
Retain power
Create situation where the gain of power can be sustained
Crack or Pack districts to influence minority or partisan representations]]> 2017-12-18 19:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217084058 Limits of Redistricting by Supreme Court shoetzlein https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217084466 One man, one vote - population as close to equal as possible
Contiguity - connected
Compact - not too spread out
Cannot dilute minorities - Shaw v Reno ]]> 2017-12-18 19:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217084466 Dylan McPhillips 3A https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217098123 Congressional reapportionment is when the number of representatives in Congress’s House of Representatives per state is changed based on the population of the state. This is important to states as it gets them, and the political party their state supports, better representation in one of the two houses]]> 2017-12-18 20:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shoetzlein/8bbfswa6q1em/wish/217098123