Describe majority-minority districts and explain their purpose(s)
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe majority-minority districts as a form of positive gerrymandering. They stem from passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, encouraging states to redistrict certain legislative boundaries to allow African Americans a majority.
2, Explain the intent of the Voting Rights Act: to provide equal representation to minorities on all levels of government and to ensure African Americans are able to have proper representation.
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a. judicial interpretivism and strict constitutionalism b. judicial interpretivism and strict constructionism c. judicial activism and strict constructionism d. judicial interpretivism and judicial restraint
Which of the following bodies sets the terms for debate and voting on legislation in the House of Representatives?
A. the Democratic Caucus B. the Committee on Committees C. the Rules Committee D. the Ways and Means Committee