GOVT 2306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Channel One News, Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Gerrymandering
23 Feb 2016
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The redrawing of district lines for the texas house, texas senate, and us. House of rep - every 10 years after the federal census. 150 texas house districts and 31 state senate districts. One senator or one member of the house represents each district. Newly drawn districts for the texas house and senate must contain equal number of people for equal representation. Failed to draw new boundaries and abide by the rules about keeping districts fair. Supreme court decisions led to one-person, one-vote principle. Congressional redistricting is a responsibility of the legislature. Texas legislature divides texas into the appropriate number of congressional districts. Wesberry vs. sanders - each state"s us house districts must be equal in population. Reapportionment can change the division of the parties. If the legislature does not redistrict in the first regular session after the census, the legislative redistricting board does it. It has 5 members: o o o o o.
