Problem
What does it mean to make a district "compact"? Why is making compact districts important? What are "cracking" and "packing"?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 forbids "dilution" of the votes of people of color. Why do you think Congress made this kind of racial gerrymandering illegal?
i. How does Gerrymandering impact elections and representation?
ii. Does Gerrymandering undermine democracy by letting legislators, who are supposed to be democratically elected, choose their voters instead?
iii. What reforms in redrawing the district lines, would make the legislature more representative?