This past summer has included national protests against a range of President Donald Trump's policies that have had local impacts as well, drawing the attention of Kaneland students and teachers....
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If there’s one thing I remember from Mr. Ryan’s AP Human Geography class, it’s gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the process of manipulating boundaries to favor a political party or group. If you look at a map of congressional districts in the United States, you’ll see some pretty strange shapes. In fact, the term “gerrymander” comes from a review criticizing Massachusetts’ Governor Elbridge Gerry’s 1812 redistricting map by likening it to a salamander. In my opinion, Maryland’s third congressional district looks like an abstract bicycle and Texas’ 35th district looks like a deflated balloon. Politicians use techniques like “cracking” (spreading supporters of the opposition across multiple districts) or “packing” (lumping all of your opposition into one district) to dilute their opposition’s voting power and influence. The Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that gerrymandering was legal, unless it is based on race, under...
If there’s one thing I remember from Mr. Ryan’s AP Human Geography class, it’s gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the process of manipulating...
