Unit 5 Week 3

several smaller states or provinces united under a federal government

• Confederation

• Federal State

• Unitary State

• County

where power is distributed between sub-national governments instead of concentrated in one central government

• Confederation

• Federal State

• Unitary State

• County

where power is concentrated in one central government or geographic place

• Confederation

• Federal State

• Unitary State

• County

a city or town with a local government

• Confederation

• Federal State

• Municipality

• County

official count of the US population

• US Census

• Redistricting

• Gerrymandering

• Electoral College

a political unit comprising multiple municipalities

• Municipality

• County

• Confederation

• Federal State

drawing of new electoral district lines in response to population changes

• Municipality

• Redistricting

• Gerrymandering

• Electoral College

creating irregularly shaped voting districts to favor one party over another

• Redistricting

• Gerrymandering

• Electoral College

• Drawing Party

system used to elect the president in the US comprised of electors from each state

• Redistricting

• Federal State

• Electoral College

• Gerrymandering

Established rights and responsibilities of states concerning ownership/usage of seas and their resources (four zones)

• UNCLOS

• Sea Laws

• Pirate Rules

• Median Line Principle