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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

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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 September 28 2016

9 points about gerrymandering and how redistricting impacts elections

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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