Gerrymandering

A.The political phenomenon represented by the map is gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power. Gerrymandering often assures that a member of a specific party wins an election within that district. B. Redistricting and the census are related because census results are used to examine demographic changes to redraw district boundaries. For example, if you want to create a district likely to vote for a…

overwhelmingly large amounts for Hillary Clinton (CNN Exit Polls 2016). Racial gerrymandering has played a huge role in this election. The redistricting that is done in favor of (typically) white, wealthy, Republican (men) candidates, has made it impossible for racial minorities to be represented by Democrats who typically provide them with representation and a voice. During the presidential election the effects of racial gerrymandering were more than clear. States such as Florida, Ohio and…

that creates the separation, they start to see where they most likely will get the votes. A strength of gerrymandering in creating a congressional district map is that they don’t have a limit to where they can put their lines, this is an advantage because they have the freedom to create their map a little bigger when they know that they have lost a city to their vote. A weakness in gerrymandering in Texas is when the court come in and tell them that they need to change their redrawing of the…

Partisan Gerrymandering is the process legislators go to though, by either drawing or changing district boundaries, to make sure one political party has an advantage when it comes to the outcome of an election. This takes away the whole point of being a democratic country where people have the freedom to choose their own government, and representation. Because elections are rigged and peoples votes don't count, legislators makeup district boundaries that only benefit them, and most importantly…

against minority redistricting. However, there is no legislation against redistricting. The most significant point the author made was the pressing issue of racial redistricting in Texas. Gerrymandering is the redistribution in which electoral district boundaries are drawn for electoral advantage. Gerrymandering is often used to hinder political parties, racial groups, or class groups. Texas has faced lawsuits for redrawing its political boundaries to weaken the power of Latino and African…

A law involving gerrymandering was passed in 1967 that banned multimember districts for fear of racism or an unfair advantage to one party (Yglesias). The argument for gerrymandering is that it balances the seats in Congress, half Republican and half Democrat, providing the minority more of a majority in congress. It also provides politicians the…

With redistricting, gerrymandering, cracking, and stacking, how can we choose our representatives? When clearly, they choose us, even before we vote. Redistricting is the process of redrawing electoral districts boundaries, often in response to population changes during census. Every state has its own standard of redistricting that complies with federal requirements to equalize the population, but it creates gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the deliberate manipulation of political…

Politics, Power and the Common Good defines gerrymandering as “the manipulation of the division of the country into electoral districts so as to benefit a particular party.” (Ch7, pg. 145) The goals of gerrymandering are to maximize the effort of supporter’s votes and to minimize the effect of the opponent’s votes. City Politics, Canada by James Lightbody describes the Single Member Plurality system and gerrymandering as, “Always gives disproportionately more sets than actual vote…

The elections and campaigns in America do not provide a good system for choosing the best political leaders, nor should they be admired and emulated, because the political leaders are often able to manipulate the elections using tactics such as gerrymandering. The process…

The modern redistricting process (being gerrymandering) completely undermines the quality of a genuine democracy in the United States because it reduces electoral competition. Democracy is supposed to be the practice of social equality and gerrymandering is practicing the exact opposite of that. State legislators are intentionally drawing the districts lines for their party’s own political gain and this is unacceptable. They are basically choosing their voters, which clearly brings a political…