1. How many U.S. Congressional Districts does Texas have?
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How many U.S. Congressional Districts does Texas have?

2. Apportionment and Gerrymandering

3. Lesson Frame
We will- Evaluate the effectiveness of apportionment and redistricting efforts I will- Evaluate redistricting efforts to Texas Congressional districts

4. 435 reps distributed by population
US Census- count number of people in the US (2010)
Population changes
Apportionment- redrawing legislative district lines to represent citizens
Apportionment

5. Mr. T’s Super Easy way to calculate Population and apportionment of Representatives of the House according to census data… Sort of

6. U.S. Population- 309,183, Texas Population- 25,268, Number of Seats in the House How many districts should Texas have? (Find Percent of total U.S. Population living in Texas) 25,268,418 / 309,183,463= or 8.2% * 435= Texas has 36 Congressional Districts
Apportionment

7. Baker vs. Carr- (1962) Early 1900’s- population lived in rural area
Apportionment
Baker vs. Carr- (1962)
Early 1900’s- population lived in rural area
Move to urban
Districts still represented rural interests
Charles Baker (urban voter) sues Ten. Secretary of State Joseph Carr for more representation

8. Apportionment
Baker vs. Carr- (1962)
“One man, one vote”- proportional representation

9. GerryMandering
Practice of redistricting population in favor of a particular party, candidate, or ideology
1861- Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry and state legislature drew an odd shaped district
Favored Democratic Republicans over Federalists

10. Gerrymandering

11. GerryMandering

12. Based on the map, have Texas districts been Gerrymandered?
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Based on the map, have Texas districts been Gerrymandered?
Find and explain your evidence.