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Ch 10 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Federal State | The organization of a state in which power is shared between the federal government and its internal regional units |
Unitary State | An organization of a state in which power is concentrated in a central government |
Concurrent | Sharing authority |
Reapportionment | The redistribution of representative seats among states based on shifts in population |
Electoral College | A set of people, called electors, who are chosen to elect the president and vice president of the USA |
Redistricting | The redrawing of internal territorial and political boundaries |
Gerrymandering | The drawing of legislative boundaries to give one political party an advantage in elections |
Majority-Minority Districts | An electoral district in which the majority of voters are members of an ethnic or racial minority |