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mckennatimberlake

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In the case of Shaw v. Reno (1993), the Supreme Court ruled that
 
  a. majority-minority districts were not a violation of the Thirteenth Amendment.
  b. majority-minority districts were unconstitutional.
  c. minority-dominated congressional districts were a violation of the Tenth Amendment.
  d. minority-dominated congressional districts were not a violation of the Tenth Amendment.
  e. redrawing voting district lines from time to time is constitutional.

Question 2

A majority-minority district is
 
  a. a congressional district designed to include so many members of minority groups so that the opportunity for a minority candidate to be elected is greatly improved.
  b. a congressional district designed to include so many members of majority groups so that the opportunity for a majority candidate to be elected is greatly improved.
  c. a congressional district designed to make it very difficult for a minority candidate to avoid a run-off election.
  d. a congressional district designed to make it very difficult for a majority candidate to avoid a run-off election.
  e. a process of redrawing voting district lines from time to time and adjusting the number of representatives allotted each state.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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