Gerrymandering And Pork Spending
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The document provides information about the structure and processes of the US Congress. It summarizes that the House has 435 members with 2-year terms who can only serve on one committee, while the Senate has 100 members with 6-year staggered terms who can serve on multiple committees. It discusses how gerrymandering involves manipulating district boundaries for political advantage and how courts have attempted to limit extreme gerrymandering. It also notes that earmark spending, while controversial, can direct funds to needed projects and amounts to a small portion of total spending.
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- 6. Gerrymandering What is the purpose? 1) The purpose of gerrymandering is to either concentrate opposition votes into a few districts to gain more seats for the majority in surrounding districts (called packing), 2) or to diffuse minority strength across many districts (called dilution). 3) Draw districts so independents will be distributed evenly throughout districts rarely contested. 4) Vote the redistricting plan through because they have the majority votes
- 7. Gerrymandering Who is responsible for drawing those lines? What limitations do they have? Compact Contiguous Population Equality (640,000-650,000)