Definitions
What is redistricting?
What is redrawing electoral district boundaries?
What is packing?
What is concentrate opposition voters into a few districts to reduce their influence?
What law prohibits racial gerrymandering?
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Gerrymandering tends to make many seats “safe,” reducing what kinds of races?
What are competitive races?
What state was involved in the Court's decision regarding partisan gerrymandering?
What is North Carolina?
What is gerrymandering?
What is the practice of drawing districts to unfairly favor one party or group?
What is cracking?
What is spreading opposing voters across many districts to dilute their vote?
Gerrymandering gets its name from what Massachusetts governor?
Who is Elbridge Gerry?
Reformers often push for this kind of body to draw maps impartially.
What is an independent redistricting commission?
What case determined partisan gerrymandering's status by the federal courts?
What is Rucho v. Common Cause?
How often does redistricting usually occur?
What is 10 years?
How does gerrymandering discourage voters?
What is creating a sense of powerlessness or less voting power?
The name “gerrymander” was coined because one district resembled this creature?
What is a salamander?
What state recently called a special session to draw new congressional maps?
What is Texas?
What state was recently challenged by the Courts for violating the Voting Rights Act?
What is Louisana?
What tool is used to determine redistricting?
What is the U.S. Census?
What is the most common way states draw their electoral maps?
What is the state legislature?
What law prohibits partisan gerrymandering?
What is there is no federal law?
What party benefits the most from gerrymandering?
What is the Republican Party?
What Court case was LULAC part of to challenge Texas' 2003 redistricting?
What is LULAC v Perry?
The total number of U.S. congressional districts is determined by this national process?
What is apportionment?
Gerrymandering that targets groups based on race, party violates which Constitutional Amendment?
What is the 14th Amendment (Equal Protection Clause)?
In 2024, what state rejected a constitutional amendment to set up a citizen redistricting commission?
What is Ohio?
What proposed U.S. bill would require independent commissions and also use multi-member districts with ranked choice voting?
What is Fair Representation Act?
This case determined that redistricting maps drawn with the intent to disadvantage racial minorities violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
What is Thornburg v. Gingles (1986)?