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Meet the Math Professor Who’s Fighting Gerrymandering With Geometry Article and Questions
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https://www.chronicle.com/article/Meet-the-Math-Professor/239260
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Which of the following best describes Gerrymandering?
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manipulating the shape of electoral districts to benefit both political parties
using the shape of regular polygons to partition electoral districts
redrawing lines of the electoral districts to favor one political party
In the article, how does Duchin propose to combat Gerrymandering?
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Besides Duchin, who else is mentioned in the article to be targeting Gerrymandering?
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Read this following quote from the article:
"Changes to voting rules that used to be considered by courts before they could be implemented," Ms. Duchin says, "are now implemented first and the courts consider them after the fact."
What potential problems could arise from the ways voting rules are currently implemented?
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What have courts been looking for in order to create rules for deciding the shapes of districts?
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What is the Polsby Popper score?
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