Understanding Gerrymandering: Implications and Methods
The Supreme Court rulings in Wesberry v. Sanders (1964) and Reynolds v. Sims (1964) emphasized the need for equitable and periodically redrawn political districts to ensure fair representation and voting power for all citizens. Gerrymandering, the manipulation of district boundaries for partisan adv
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Analysis of Reverse Gerrymandering Index in US House Elections
This presentation discusses the Reverse Gerrymandering Index (RGIx) as a tool to analyze gerrymandering in US House elections from 1872 to 2022. It explains the concept of RGIx, how it functions to reverse packing, its advantages, and how it provides district-level scores unaffected by statewide var
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Understanding Government Systems and Divisions of Power
Explore the various divisions of power in government systems worldwide, with a specific focus on the U.S. Understand the concepts of federal, unitary, and confederation states, and learn about the structure of the U.S. government with its separation of powers and checks and balances. Discover how ge
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