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Problems with Redistricting

Problems with Redistricting. Malapportionment Failure to redraw voting district lines Combated by Warren Court in 1960s Baker v. Carr—”one man, one vote” Wesberry v. Sanders GA’s one man, one vote case Gerrymandering

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Problems with Redistricting

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  1. Problems with Redistricting • Malapportionment • Failure to redraw voting district lines • Combated by Warren Court in 1960s • Baker v. Carr—”one man, one vote” • Wesberry v. Sanders • GA’s one man, one vote case • Gerrymandering • Practice of cracking, slicing, breaking, dividing, and other means to dilute a certain part of the population’s voting power • Racial, Affirmative, Partisan

  2. Original Gerrymander See your notes packet for details

  3. Gomillon v. LightfootTuskegee, AL

  4. Shaw v. RenoNC Gerrymandering case Chicago “Earmuff” District Louisiana “Z” District

  5. 1991 GA Congressional Map • Affirmitive Gerrymandering (good cheating) • Tried to draw districts to get a proportionate amount of Congressional representation to the state population (33% black---try to get 3 black districts) • Whites in District 11 sued over reverse discrimination—Miller v. Johnson

  6. Congressional Map drawn by the US District Court in Augusta • Clean, compact, easy to follow divisions

  7. Partisan Gerrymandering • Roy Barnes (a democrat) was Gov. of GA and Democrats controlled the state legislature, so they tried to draw districts to get more Democrats in Congress • Notice the creative shapes of the districts

  8. Republicans redrew the maps mid-decade • Precedent had been set byTexas—said states had to redraw every 10 years, but can redraw other times as well • Republican map is cleaner and not as drastic as Roy Barnes map in 2001 • Governor’s Election 2010 • Why does it matter who you vote for? • What is taking place this year?

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