Gerrymandering - kostenloses Unterrichtsmaterial, Arbeitsblätter und Übungen

Gerrymandering - kostenloses Unterrichtsmaterial, Arbeitsblätter und Übungen

Gerrymandering: One Person, One Vote?
Students will understand the reasons for and process of redistricting after a census, assess the motivations for and electoral consequences of gerrymandering, identify and analyze the techniques political cartoonists use to express opinions and encourage critical thinking about contemporary issues (USA: Brown University 2018)
Gerrymandering
Students read about the illegal practice of manipulating the boundaries of legislative districts for political gain. They then create their own gerrymandered districts in a drag and drop exercise. (USA: Wisc-Online 2018)
Wahlkreise: Gerrymandering
Wenn es um die Wahl für den US-Kongress geht, dann wird tief in die politische Trickkiste gegriffen. Ein Schreckgespenst dieser Wahlen ist das gerrymandering (11 Minuten / Amerika Lexikon 2021).
Investigating Gerrymandering and the Math Behind Partisan Maps
In many states, where the majority party has the authority to rewrite the electoral map, legislators essentially have the power to choose their voters (New York Times Lesson 2018).
How Politicians Can Use Big Data to Win Elections
In the video, The Atlantic writer Vann R. Newkirk II explains how big data can help win elections — and why Pennsylvania and Maryland have already faced lawsuits over gerrymandering technology (USA 2017).
'It’s Like You Want to Stop People From Voting’: How U.S. Elections Look Abroad
From gerrymandering to voter roll purges, the video showes people around the world how the American system works (USA: NYT 2022).