Gerrymandering and Voting Districts

Book Overview

Gerrymandering, the manipulation of boundaries in order to benefit one group or political party, is not new, but thanks to technology it is more widespread. Questions about the constitutionality of gerrymandering have gone all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. This provocative volume explores the practice of partisan redistricting, how it affects elections and policy, whether it is unconstitutional, and above all what must be done to ensure that control of the government rests in the hands of the people.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534503250
• ISBN13: 9781534503250
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12