
Understanding Shaw vs. Reno and Gerrymandering
Authored by James Revell
Social Studies
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What act required states with a history of voter discrimination to create fair electoral systems?
Equal Protection Act
Fair Housing Act
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the Voting Rights Act of 1965 relate to?
Women's suffrage
Minority representation in Congress
Preventing voter discrimination
Establishing majority-minority districts
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'majority-minority district' refer to?
A district designed to favor the majority party
A district with a majority of its area in rural regions
A district with an equal number of majority and minority voters
A district where the majority of voters are from minority groups
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does gerrymandering involve?
Poll taxes and literacy tests
Creating majority-minority districts
Redrawing district boundaries for political gain
Voting rights act enforcement
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who typically draws legislative boundaries in the United States?
The President
An independent commission
The state legislature
The Supreme Court
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What historical figure is associated with the term 'gerrymandering'?
George Washington
Elbridge Gerry
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which case established the principle of one-person, one-vote?
Bakke vs. California
Shaw vs. Reno
Brown vs. Board of Education
Baker vs. Carr
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