Internal Boundaries · 内部边界 (Internal Boundaries)
| English | 中文 | Pinyin · 拼音 |
|---|---|---|
| electoral districts/ɪˈlektərəl ˈdɪstrɪkts/ | 选区 | xuǎn qū |
| redistricting/ˌriːˈdɪstrɪktɪŋ/ | 重新划区 | chóng xīn huà qū |
| gerrymandering/ˈdʒerɪmændərɪŋ/ | 选区划分不公 | xuǎn qū huà fēn bù gōng |
Borders inside a state
- States draw internal boundaries to organise regions and voting.
- Electoral districts 选区 decide which voters elect which representative.
- How the lines are drawn can change who wins.
国家内部的边界
- 国家划定内部边界来组织地区和投票。
- 选区(electoral districts)决定哪些选民选出哪位代表。
- 界线怎么画,可以改变谁获胜。
The areas that decide which voters elect which representative are electoral . · 决定哪些选民选举哪名代表的区域是选举。
Electoral districts are internal boundaries for voting. · 选举选区 (Electoral districts) 是用于投票的内部边界。
Redistricting
- Redistricting 重新划区 redraws electoral districts, usually after a census.
- It should keep districts roughly equal in population.
- But the party in power can redraw lines to help itself.
重新划分选区
- 重新划区(redistricting)重新划定选区,通常在人口普查之后。
- 它应使各选区人口大致相等。
- 但执政党可以重画界线来帮助自己。
Fair redistricting or gerrymandering? · 公平的重新划分选区还是不公平的杰利蝾螈?
Sort each action as fair redistricting or unfair gerrymandering. · 将每个行动归类为公平重新划分选区或不公平杰利蝾螈。
Redistricting after a census is always a form of gerrymandering. · 人口普查后的重新划分选区总是不公平的杰利蝾螈。
Redistricting is normal; only unfair redrawing for party gain is gerrymandering. · 重新划分选区是正常的；只有出于政党利益的不公平重划才是杰利蝾螈。
Gerrymandering
- Gerrymandering 选区划分不公 redraws districts unfairly to favour one group.
- Packing crowds opponents into few districts; cracking splits them across many.
- Both waste the other side's votes.
选区划分不公
- 选区划分不公(gerrymandering)不公平地重画选区以偏袒一方。
- 打包(packing)把对手挤进少数选区;分割(cracking)把他们分散到多个选区。
- 两者都浪费对方的选票。
Redrawing electoral districts unfairly to favour one party is called... · 为了偏袒某一政党而非法重新划分选举区域的行为称为……
Gerrymandering is the unfair version of redistricting. · 杰利蝾螈 (Gerrymandering) 是重新划分选区的不公平形式。
Select all · 所有 gerrymandering tactics. · 选择所有杰利蝾螈策略。
Packing, cracking, and bizarre shapes are gerrymandering; equal compact districts are fair. · 集中、分散和奇异形状属于杰利蝾螈；均等紧凑的选区是公平的。
Match each term to its meaning. · 将下列术语与其含义匹配。
Packing = crowd together; cracking = split apart; redistricting = normal redraw. · 集中 = 聚集；分散 = 分割；重新划分选区 = 正常重绘。
Redrawing districts is normal after a census; gerrymandering is the unfair version done for party advantage. The difference is intent and fairness, not the act of redrawing itself. Watch for oddly shaped districts as a red flag.
普查后重画选区是正常的;选区划分不公是为党派利益而做的不公平版本。区别在于意图和公平性,而不是重画这个行为本身。要警惕形状怪异的选区,那是危险信号。
A party in power redraws a map so that its opponents are all packed into two districts while its own voters form thin majorities in eight — a textbook gerrymander. The opponents may win more total votes yet fewer seats.
执政党重画地图,把对手全部打包进两个选区,而自己的选民在八个选区形成微弱多数——教科书式的选区划分不公。对手可能赢得更多总票数,却拿到更少席位。
Internal boundaries include electoral districts. Redistricting redraws them (normal after a census); gerrymandering redraws them unfairly by packing and cracking to waste opponents' votes and win extra seats.
内部边界包括选区。重新划区重画它们(普查后正常);选区划分不公通过打包和分割不公平地重画,以浪费对手选票、多拿席位。