1. A. Congressional reapportionment is when a state's population is re-counted, and depending on the development or misfortune of the state's residents, the number of delegates in the House may change. This is significant for states as they would prefer not to lose seats in the house of representatives.B. Redistricting is evidence of the redrawing of congressional district lines to give one party a better chance of succeeding over the other.C. Gerrymandering can occur when government officials need to: give a minority a majority in a district or create a region that supports their party. Giving the minority a majority could help congressional leaders legislate to help minorities. Creating a more populated district with a party rather than an alternate can protect a government official's chance of winning.D. The Supreme Court banned racial gerrymandering, which was found to be frequent in the South to prevent African Americans from voting or having a dominant majority. Districts must be similarly populated and district lines must touch or connect.2. A. One particular pattern confirmed by the figure is an overall decrease in the rate of seats held by Southern Democrats in the U.S. House between the late 1950s and the early 2000s, a decline of more than fifty percent. Southern voters chose Democrats for congress more regularly than for president between 1948 and 2000 because of the incumbency advantage. Some parts of the congress may be rejected in an uncertain way, which favors internal recognition within the state, an authoritative experience and a summary of past successes and achievements within the congress. A Democratic congressman who is an officeholder can...... middle of paper......power to have a seat in the Democratic Party. Democrats offer more opportunities for women and also greater female political representation than the Republican Party. In any case, socially moderate and Republican women are not to be underestimated, as the sudden fame of the previous vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, demonstrated. Social progressives were more numerous in the Democratic Party than they are now, when politics increasingly focused on issues of economics or foreign policy, because socially conservative but politically liberal values ​​could be upheld. However, over the past few decades, social traditionalists have virtually moved toward the Republican Party. They have become much more interested in social issues and have been appalled by religious enthusiasts whose demands are socially conservative..