Current Events:
Pennsylvania High Court Fast Tracks Gerrymandering Case
Eric Holder's Battle Against Gerrymandering
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Anti-Gerrymandering Group Defies Odds With 2018 Ballot Drive
Objective:
Warm-up:
- Identify the Congressional District which includes Calvert County?
- Describe the differences between the Congressional Districts for Maryland.
- Explain why those differences exist.
- Analyze if this map adequately addresses the reasons explained in number 3.
Class Reading:
strange_geometry_of_gerrymandering.pdf |
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Homework:
Answer Questions 7-11
Vocabulary: position issue, valence issue, general election, primary election, closed primary, open primary, blanket primary, runoff primary, presidential primary