redistricting and gerrymandering
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Each Congressperson speaks for one congressional district
RepresentativeBobby Bright
(D-AL 2nd District)
“Apportionment”
“Redistricting”
Population Population
State Legislatures
“Redistricting”
“Redistricting”
“Gerrymandering”
Gerrymandering- A practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries to create partisan
advantaged districts
“Gerrymander” “Gerrymander”
15-15
10 4“Majority-Minority Districts”
40% 60%“Gerrymander”
Are there any limits on
gerrymandering?
When states redraw the congressional map the districts they create must be:· COMPACT· CONTIGUOUS· EQUAL POPULATION
Baker v. CarrWesberry v. Sanders
Shaw v. RenoEasley v. Cromartie
(No Malapportionment;
“One man, one vote”)
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gerrymandering