4.6 Internal Boundaries

An area in a country where you vote representatives to congress

Redrawing internal boundaries after a census, which creates voting districts

When the majority party in power redistricts to give them an advantage

Putting most opposition voters into a few districts, so they only get a few votes

Spreading opposition voters into a lot of different districts, so they are the minority in all

Minorities are the majority voters in a district, because race can determine who you vote for

census.

more power.

A count of how many people live in the country, along with other data

When population shifts cause representative seats to move between states