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    1) Gerrymandering is still legal because it is difficult to define concretely or measure when and how much a district has been gerrymandered. 2) District shapes are often irregular for reasons other than partisan advantage, such as geographic features. 3) Past legislation limiting gerrymandering failed because there is no clear legal definition; however, new approaches like Ohio's bipartisan approval process aim to curb its effects.

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    1) Gerrymandering is still legal because it is difficult to define concretely or measure when and how much a district has been gerrymandered. 2) District shapes are often irregular for reasons other than partisan advantage, such as geographic features. 3) Past legislation limiting gerrymandering failed because there is no clear legal definition; however, new approaches like Ohio's bipartisan approval process aim to curb its effects.

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    ThinkingQuestion

    Currenteventproject

    20
    Points
    st
    Due1
    Semester

    Toextendyourthinkingandencourageyourcuriosityyouwillcompleteathinking
    questionofyourchoice.Therewillbethreeoptions.

    1.PersonalOption
    FormulateaquestionofyourchoicethatrelatestoU.S.Government.Getthequestion
    approved.Researchtoanswerthequestionusingreliablesourcesbeyondyourtext.
    Submittheanswerwiththesourcenameandwebaddress.Youmaywriteortypethe
    question,answer,andsourcesonthebackofthis.

    2. ClassroomOption
    Whenaquestionarisesduringclassroomdiscussion,offertoresearchandanswerthe
    question.Youwillreportyourfindingstotheclassorallythenextdayandsubmita
    writtenanswerorcomputerprintoutthenextday.Reliablesourcesmustbecited.

    3. Readabook,newspaperarticleoreditorial
    relatingtoU.S.Government.Material
    mustbepreapprovedandaminimalreadinglogandsummarysubmitted.

    Mychoiceis#1

    Particulars:Whyisgerrymanderinglegal?

    Approved______________________
    Date________________

    Rubric
    A:Thoroughlycompletestask.Reliablesource/s
    cited.(1820pts.)
    B:Completestask.

    Reliablesource/scited.(1617pts.)
    C:Completestask.Reliabilityofsource/s
    questionable(14pts.)
    D:Task

    attemptedbutminimallycompleted.(10pts.)

    Question:Whyisgerrymanderinglegal?

    Answer:Inshort,gerrymanderingisstilllegalbecauseitis
    toohardtocreateaconcretelegaldefinitionorawayto
    measurewhetherortowhatdegreeadistricthasbeen
    gerrymandered.Inthepast,ithasbeensuggestedtousea
    mathematicalformulastomeasurehowcompactadistrict
    isasawaytodeterminewhetherornotithasbeen
    gerrymandered,sincedistrictswithunusualshapesare
    oftenthiswayduetogerrymandering.However,districts
    maybeirregularlyshapedandthusnotcompactfora
    plethoraofreasons,manyofwhichhavenothingtodowith
    givingapartyacertainadvantage.Geographicfeatures,
    suchasriversandmountainranges,ofteninfluencethe
    shapesofdistricts,astheycandivideordilutepopulations
    andthusincreaseneedforoddlyshapeddistrictstomeet
    populationrequirements.Inaddition,districtsmayalsobe
    shapedoddlyinefforttobringavoicetoaminority
    population.Becauseofallthis,pastattemptsatlegislation
    thatlimitedgerrymanderinghavefailedtotakeholdthere
    isnosurefirewaytodefineitinthebookoflaw.However,
    newattemptsarebeingmadetolimitgerrymandering.Ohio
    willsoonberequiringbipartisanapprovalofnewdistricts
    forthemtolastthefull10years,forexample.Bytaking
    thisapproachforcingpartiestocooperateratherthan
    outlawinggerrymanderingitselfitishopedthat
    gerrymanderingspresenceinthenationwillshrink.


    Source/s
    http://www.redistrictingthenation.com/whatisgerrymanderi
    ng.aspx
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ohiogerrymandering
    _563a5c76e4b0411d306f487e

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