Introduction In forming a government for the people‚ by the people‚ and of the people‚ our Founding Fathers developed the idea a bi-cameral legislature. This Congress‚ composed of the House of Representatives and Senate‚ thus became known as the people’s branch of government. American children are taught in schools that anyone can be elected to Congress‚ so long as they meet the qualifications of the Constitution. So long as you meet the age and residency requirements you are indeed qualified to
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Albany and passed against all odds the same sex marriage bill. However this year it was a totally different story. One of his promises during his campaign was that he wouldn’t allow gerrymandering district‚ however he had to succumb to that in order for the budget bill to pass. Critics are saying that gerrymandering protects the incumbents and are unfair to black and Latinos. Also by signing this‚ it will be in effect until 2020. However out of this he did manage to achieve a pension change with
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for each rep in the state. States with one Rep has a at large district 1842 Law passed that required each state to draw congressional districts 1872 Law added that districts have. Gerrymandering District drawn to the benefit of the political party that controls the state legislature. The end of Gerrymandering Westbury v. Sanders‚ 1964 One person one vote The Senate Size: 100 Used to be chosen by the state legislature (Millionaires Club) 17th amendment people of the state elect the
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47.8% guaranteed Republican vote and 15.8% guaranteed Democrat vote. The rest is a split between the two parties‚ but there is also gerrymandering‚ “…even without Republican gerrymandering of House districts‚ the geographical distribution of Democrats and Republicans across the nation inherently produces gerrymandering” (New York Times). This just means gerrymandering will naturally happen based on
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Module 7 DBA Alt - Review political geography - examination of political processes and organizations at several levels state - politically organized territory with a stable population‚ boundaries that are internationally recognized‚ and an effective government and economy‚ and full control over its internal and external affairs 1. A single government in control 2. A specified area of land 3. A permanent population 4. Government control of internal and external affairs 5. Sovereignty - Name
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8.1 Skeletal problems of defining states- Antarctica is the only land mass that is not part of a state. Although‚ argentina‚ austrialia‚ chile‚ france‚ uk‚ new Zealand‚ and Norway have all claimed pieces of antartica. Korea: one state or two? – Once a colony of Japan and divided into two occupation zones by the united states and the former soviet union in WW II. Then in 1950‚ came about a south and north korea. Then in 2000 the two governments (north and south) decided to let the familes
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Hisham Alkhunayn Dr. Debra Holzhauer PS104 How the Member District Plurality has deficiencies when compared to Alternative Vote Electoral system The Single Member District Plurality system in definition is very simple. In a democracy there are several parties that want to represent the country. So for the election a representative of these parties become the face of their party and they campaign heavily. Then the citizen of the country vote for one of the candidates. The candidate that has the
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touch with the people who elect them is down to the process of Gerrymandering. This is the practice where by senators and representatives attempt to establish a political advantage by manipulating district boundaries to create partisan advantages districts. Rather than allowing more political influence‚ some states have shifted redistricting authority from politicians and given it to non-partisan redistricting commissions. Gerrymandering has been criticized as it has reduced the competitiveness of
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Redistricting to Shift Political Power Redistricting is the process of setting electoral districts‚ rather than using uniform geographic standards‚ Gerrymandering is a practice of political corruption that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan‚ incumbent-protected‚ and neutral districts. Redistricting is most effective in electoral systems with districts that elect a single representative. In these elections
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the issue of equal representation. The Supreme Court decided that districts must have equal populations. This principle has become known as the “one person‚ one vote” rule. Supreme Court Continued to be silenced on the issue of gerrymandering districts. Gerrymandering occurs when a district’s boundaries are drawn to maximize the influence of a certain group or political party. The Representation Function of Congress Congress has the closest ties to the American people. Member of Congress represent
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