Speech about redistricting

Write a two-paragraph speech about redistricting as if you are candidate for the state legislature explaining
redistricting in a town hall meeting to concerned citizens. In the first paragraph, explain how redistricting and
reapportionment work. In the second paragraph, explain ways the process can be abused by those drawing the
districts.
Include eight of the words/phrases listed below in your speech.
• reapportionment
• gerrymandering
• political party
• political gain or political advantage
• manipulating boundaries
• redistricting
• census
• state legislature
• Voting Rights Act of 1965
• "one person, one vote"
• Party politics or "dirty politics"
• Elbridge Gerry