Gerrymandering Research Paper
Today the United States uses a process called single member representation. This has been the process the United States has been using since the United States was first established. This had been very effective until now. The reality is that this is greatly underrepresentation of the smaller parties. Proportional Representation is a better system in a number of ways; there would be less issues with gerrymandering, there would be a rise in the number of voters, there would be much better representation, and there would be more sexual equality in Congress. Gerrymandering has become a real issue in many states. “Gerrymandering is the process where the majority party draws an election district map with district boundary lines that give itself
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Proportional Representation elects multiple representatives in a district, each party offers multiple nominees to the voters. “An all-male slate or party list would look totally sexist; so parties nominate some women. But with one-winner districts, many voters don't notice if a party nominates only men.” (Accurate). In a multi-winner race, a woman running against a man is not seen as someone who just holds the position and does nothing. That woman is seen as someone who is running because of her beliefs, issues, and policies. But, most women like to run in “teams” of two or more candidates. The party’s list also may reveal if the party is biased either ethnically or religiously. “Many countries elect more women now than 20 years ago.” (Voter). Changing from single representative to proportional representation would increase the amount of women in Congress.
Although the United States uses single member representation, proportional representation would be much more efficient for the United States. There would be less issues with gerrymandering, there would be a rise in the number of voters, there would be much better representation, and there would be more sexual equality in Congress. Without this change, the amount of voters will continue to decrease because of lack of
Proportional Representation elects multiple representatives in a district, each party offers multiple nominees to the voters. “An all-male slate or party list would look totally sexist; so parties nominate some women. But with one-winner districts, many voters don't notice if a party nominates only men.” (Accurate). In a multi-winner race, a woman running against a man is not seen as someone who just holds the position and does nothing. That woman is seen as someone who is running because of her beliefs, issues, and policies. But, most women like to run in “teams” of two or more candidates. The party’s list also may reveal if the party is biased either ethnically or religiously. “Many countries elect more women now than 20 years ago.” (Voter). Changing from single representative to proportional representation would increase the amount of women in Congress.
Although the United States uses single member representation, proportional representation would be much more efficient for the United States. There would be less issues with gerrymandering, there would be a rise in the number of voters, there would be much better representation, and there would be more sexual equality in Congress. Without this change, the amount of voters will continue to decrease because of lack of