PPT-The Census and Gerrymandering

Census As A Tool For Change Charles Hirschman scholar of the concept of race studied drastic and seemingly random changes to the population of Malaysia over By looking at the census he saw that as time passed the colonial census became predominantly racial and less concerned with indigenous religion. 9 327 Owneroccupied 5722 4441799 2000 Census 22259 15982824 Renteroccupied 1321 1896130 change 199000 204 235 Vacant 549 965018 2010 Census 27115 18801332 Housing units 2010 Census 9687 8989580 change 200010 218 176 Occupied 8772 7420802 Owneroccup 9 327 Owneroccupied 77825 4441799 2000 Census 251377 15982824 Renteroccupied 25148 1896130 change 199000 653 235 Vacant 41563 965018 2010 Census 321520 18801332 Housing units 2010 Census 197298 8989580 change 200010 279 176 Occupied 133179 7420802 johnmack@udel.edu The purposes of gerrymandering are to maximize the number of legislative seats that can be won by the political party in charge of redrawing the district boundaries, and to create 1980 Census 5,992 9,746,961 5,790 7,302,947 1990 Census 7,591 12,938,071 Occupied 3,852 6,337,929 % change 1980-90 26.7% 32.7% Owner-occupied 3,146 4,441,799 2000 Census 10,576 15,982,824 Renter-oc When Politicians Choose Voters. Alex Tabarrok. Gerrymandering. The Supreme . Court has said that (. Wesberry. v. Sanders 1964) that Congressional . districts . must be of approximately equal-sized populations.. Congressional Elections. Congressional elections are different than presidential elections. There is no electoral college or majority needed. The candidate that receives THE MOST votes (not necessarily a majority) is the winner. TLW: Define gerrymandering and develop a “gerrymandered” map.. KEY VOCABULARY. Apportionment, Reapportionment, Census, Congressman at-large, Gerrymander, . Wesberry. v. Sanders (1964), Reapportionment Act of 1929. Manipulation of District Lines (for House seats) for political purposes. Mr. Gerry of Gerrymandering. Apportionment. •. Occurs every 10 years, after the Census. •. Constitution:. ▫Seats “be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers”. Congressional Elections. Congressional elections are different than presidential elections. There is no electoral college or majority needed. The candidate that receives THE MOST votes (not necessarily a majority) is the winner. Unit 4: Institutions. What You Are Doing Today. Before we get into the REAL technical aspect of these concepts…. You will do a hands on case study to better understand by actually doing…. You are going to reapportion and redistrict the great state of Morgana using beans, butcher paper, pencils & erasers. Securing fair elections through nonpartisan redistricting. Roadmap. What is redistricting?. What is gerrymandering? . NCGA history. Why it matters. NCGA scorecard. What’s being done?. League position. Alex Tabarrok. Gerrymandering. The Supreme . Court has said that (. Wesberry. v. Sanders 1964) that Congressional . districts . must be of approximately equal-sized populations.. …"as . nearly as practicable one man's vote in a congressional election is to be worth as much as . Alex Tabarrok. Gerrymandering. The Supreme Court has said that (. Wesberry. v. Sanders 1964) that Congressional . districts . must be of approximately equal-sized populations.. …"as . nearly as practicable one man's vote in a congressional election is to be worth as much as . Gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the process of shaping electoral districts so that one side would have favor over another. This results in the district having a distinct shape, in this case referred to as a .