PPT-Reapportionment

and Gerrymandering American Citizenship Historical Overview Constitution Article 1 Section 2 Clause 3 Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union according to their respective Numbers which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons including those bound to Service for a Term of Years and excluding Indians not taxed three fifths of all other Persons. 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. Unit 4: Institutions. I. Scope . of incumbency . advantage (What kind of advantages do incumbents have?) . 12 Terms-24 years. HOR. 10 Terms-21 Years. HOR. Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (MA). 47 Years in Senate. 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.