racial gerrymandering

What Is The Impact Of Baker V Carr?

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What Is The Impact Of Baker V Carr? Carr, (1962), U.S. Supreme Court case that forced the Tennessee legislature to reapportion itself on the basis of population. Traditionally, particularly in the South, the populations of rural areas had been overrepresented in legislatures in proportion to those of urban and suburban areas. What was the impact

What Is The Illegal Drawing Of District Lines Called?

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What Is The Illegal Drawing Of District Lines Called? Gerrymandering, the practice of drawing district boundaries to achieve political advantage for legislators, involves the manipulation of district boundaries to leave out, or include, specific populations in a particular district to ensure a legislator’s reelection or to advantage their party. Why is it called gerrymandering? The