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Gerrymandering- creating districts in odd shapes to over/under represent a group.

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Gerrymandering- creating districts in odd shapes to over/under represent a group

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Gerrymandering Works!

• Incumbency Rate: the rate at which incumbents (those who are already in office) are reelected each year. Historically, it’s been 90+%.

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Pennsylvania’s 19 Districts2000-2010

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• Not aprettypicture…

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Our District

• What’s upwith thatweird piecejutting intoMontco?

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From the “Greenwood Gash”to the “Murphy Margin”

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What the heck is that thing?

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N.Y. Senate District 34

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N.Y. Assembly District 131

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Gerrymandering Activity Part 1

• Get 4 colored pencils (does not have to be red, blue, green, and yellow)

• The big square on the page is a state with 4 districts, color each district (quadrant) a different color.

• Count up how many D voters and how many R voters live in each district. Write those numbers on the lines below and determine who won the election, the D’s or the R’s?

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Gerrymandering Activity Part 2

• The big square is still the same state, the D’s and R’s are all in the same places, and they still should have 4 districts.

• This time you are going to draw the districts to give the Republicans an advantage and make them win the election.

• 3 Rules:– All districts need to have the same population (6 squares)– All districts need to be Continuous (or each square

touching another on 1 side). No diagonals, 4 corners, etc.– A tie is not a win


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