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FILE PHOTO: People leave the Supreme Court after it resumed hearing oral arguments at the start of its new term in Washington

Daily News Lesson October 13 2023

Supreme Court hears arguments in racial gerrymandering case

Drawing congressional district lines to benefit one political party over another dates back to the 19th century

Daily News Lesson September 07 2023

Court rejects Alabama’s congressional map again for diluting power of Black voters

Learn why Alabama keeps ignoring court demands to redraw Congressional districts

Daily News Lesson January 26 2022

How the 2020 census data has started new gerrymandering battles

Explore how census results lead to battles over how states are divided into political districts

Daily News Lesson December 07 2021

News summary for Tuesday Dec. 7, 2021 with video & discussion questions

Tensions over Ukraine run high ahead of Biden-Putin call, U.S. diplomats to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

FILE PHOTO: The Supreme Court of the United States is seen in Washington, D.C.

Daily Video December 03 2020

Why does the Trump administration want to change who is counted in the census?

Learn who the census counts and what the Trump administration is seeking to change/

Lesson Plan June 20 2017

Lesson plan: Gerrymandering, or how drawing irregular lines can impact an election

Most states have some rules for redrawing district lines, but cases of gerrymandering in order to give one party an electoral advantage over the other remain widespread.

Daily Video September 26 2016

Gerrymandering and partisan politics in the U.S.

The practice of drawing congressional district lines to benefit one political party over another is known as gerrymandering and dates back to the 19th century

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