Curated OER
Redistricting: Drawing the Lines
Difficult redistricting concepts are covered in a context that will make it understandable to your government scholars. They begin with a KWL on the term redistricting and then watch a video to answer some questions. They analyze...
Curated OER
Census and Redistricting
Students learn why the census makes a difference. In this U.S. Census lesson plan, students learn about the methods and politics of redistricting as they explore their local congressional districts and debate the merits of different...
Curated OER
Redistricting: How Our Representatives Select Voters
Learners examine the practice of redistricting. In this American politics instructional activity, students read the provided articles "The Gerrymander," and "Reforming the Gerrymander." Learners respond to the provided discussion questions.
Curated OER
Government and Politics
Challenge your students' knowledge of the American government with this activity, which prompts them to fill in missing key terms (no word bank is provided, allowing students to come up with answers on their own) and complete short...
iCivics
I Civics: Mini Lesson: Gerrymandering
Young scholars will try their hand at a simplified districting exercise and learn about the common gerrymandering practices of packing and cracking districts. Students then explore the media's traditional roles as gatekeeper,...
George Mason University
George Mason University: Midwest Mapping Project [Pdf]
This document details a research project in which four researchers independently created plans for the redistricting of voting districts for both state and federal legislatures, seeking to create voting districts that would meet both...
University of Missouri
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Baker v. Carr
Primary source of the Supreme Court case Baker V.Carr.
Other
Redistricting America: Baker v. Carr
Charles Baker, a resident of an urban neighborhood in Tennessee, filed suit in federal court against Joe Carr, then Secretary of State of Tennessee. Baker sought a court injunction to postpone elections until the State had fulfilled its...
iCivics
I Civics: Gerrymandering (Infographic)
Use this infographic to find out how redistricting turns into gerrymandering, and how gerrymandering can negatively impact people in those districts.
Other
Rose Institute of State and Local Government
This organization studies State and Local Government in California. It has some nice statistics on local government in California.