Across
- 4. The process of surveying/counting the US population using mailed surveys and in-person visits to homes, mandated by the US constitution and done every ten years by the federal government.
- 5. Spreading voters of one type over many districts where they will comprise minorities that are unable to influence elections.
- 6. Territorial areas partitioned on a map designating areas of representation by a legislative body.
- 8. The redrawing of congressional or other legislative district lines to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population.
- 9. Information about the characteristics (age, gender, income, etc.) of a particular group of people
Down
- 1. Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.
- 2. The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent.
- 3. When one group is consolidated into a super-majority in a small number of districts, reducing its electoral influence in surrounding districts.
- 7. The current holders of elected office.