Every ten years, the government takes a constitutionally required census, or counting of population, to assess the growth in certain areas as well as population shifts. Once the population is recorded, the federal redistricting process begins and it is determined how many seats each state should receive in the House of Representatives. If there are any population shifts in the state, that is where redistricting comes into play as well as gerrymandering. According to Professor Justin Levitt’s website on redistricting, “in most states, the state legislature has primary control over the redistricting process, both for state legislative districts and for congressional districts.” Additionally, since the census establishes how many
