political boundaries
Through process involving physical features, cultural landscapes, or geometric lines
What is gerrymandering
practice of redrawing voting district boundaries to favor one political party, group, or incumbent, influencing election outcomes.
What factors lead to the devolution of states?
Physical Geography, Ethnic Separatism, Ethnic Cleansing, Terrorism, Economic or Social Problems, Irredentism
Define self determination?
what is the right of all people to govern themselves. Usually a nation, ethnicity, or former colony wants to govern themselves and establish sovereignty over their own state?
What are some real-world examples for each type of boundary?
For instance, what makes the US-Canada border antecedent or the colonial borders in Africa superimposed?
Explain the connection between the U.S. Census, reapportionment , and redistricting.
The connection is a sequential process: the U.S. Census counts the population every 10 years, which leads to reapportionment, where the 435 seats in the House of Representatives are redistributed among the states based on population shifts. Finally, redistricting occurs within each state, which draws or redraws congressional district boundaries to reflect its new number of seats and to accommodate population changes within the state itself.
what is devolution
the process in which regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government.
Types of political entities
what is State, Nation, Nation-State, Stateless Nation, Multistate Nation, Multination State, Autonomous Regions?
because they are easily identifiable, defensible, and difficult to change
What are the criteria for "good" congressional districts
mix of mandatory federal laws and traditional state-level principles
what is physical Geography
Regions that are separated from the central state due to physical features such as mountain ranges, deserts, or bodies of water.
what is Suprsnstional Organizations?
what is An alliance of three or more states that work together in pursuit of common goals?
What are the two primary techniques of gerrymandering
Packing and cracking
What can lead to the devolution of a state
ethnic separatism and ethnic clensing
Name three types of supranational organizations
what is the United Nations, NATO, European Union, The arctic council?
What is a buffer state
a country that serves as a protective barrier between two larger, rival powers
Differentiate between partisan gerrymandering (manipulating for political party advantage) and racial gerrymandering
Partisan gerrymandering is the manipulation of district boundaries to benefit one political party, while racial gerrymandering is the drawing of boundaries to dilute the voting power of a racial or ethnic minority group. The key difference lies in the intent and, crucially, their legal standing in federal courts.
what is irredentism
A majority ethnic group wants to claim territory from a neighboring state due to a shared culture with the people residing across the border.
What is a positive of supernatural organizations
Decrease conflict and promote cooperation between member states.