Activity for assessment:
For this assessment, you will visit this link from the Texas Tribune: Travel across this gerrymandered district in TX and then read the following articles. Once completed, answer the questions below.
TX Redistricting: What is it and how it impacts you in 2021
Census Bureau delays, Texas Legislative Council says a special session might be called in summer for redistricting”>With Census Bureau delays, Texas Legislative Council says a special session might be called in summer for redistricting
- What is redistricting? What role does the census play in redistricting? Explain the difference between redistricting and gerrymandering.
- How is the 2020 census expected to change the landscape of Texas politics?
- What occurred in 2013 which may change the way Texas redistricts our state? Could this lead to increased gerrymandering? Why or why not?
- We are seeing census delays as a result of the pandemic. How might these delays impact the 87th Texas Legislative session, and potentially, the 2022 election cycle in Texas?
- As a citizen or resident of Texas, what do you think of the politicizing of districts in an effort to garner votes from specific types of people (race, ethnicity, gender, political party affiliation, etc)?
- What are your over all thoughts and impressions about this issue? Should the politicians be taken completely out of the redistricting procedure, in an effort to maintain a bit more fairness or is the current system working? Why or why not?
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