A Constitutional Commitment to Equality The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) is one of the most sweeping and consequential pieces of voting rights legislation…
Issues AND Resources
Who Draws the Lines? Who Draws the Lines?
The Voting Rights Act The Voting Rights Act
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The U.S. Census The U.S. Census
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Why the U.S. Census Matters in Redistricting: Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution requires the federal government to conduct a nationwide census every…
How Redistricting Works How Redistricting Works
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Under Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution, the federal government is required to conduct a census of the entire population every ten years.…
History of Gerrymandering History of Gerrymandering
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America was still taking shape when politicians figured out how to game the system. In 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry and his Democratic-Republican allies redrew…
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