Majority-minority districts

question 49 options:

a. represent most congressional districts in the united states.

b. are not used in texas.

c. are unconstitutional if drawn based on race alone.

d. are required by the courts.

' A. represent most Congressional districts in the United States.

The correct answer is C. are unconstitutional if drawn based on race alone.

In 2015, Majority-minority districts represented approximately 28% of the Congressional districts in the United States (122 of the nation's 435 house districts.

In 2017, in Court v. Harris, the Supreme Court ruled that the mapping of Districts 1 and 12 in the North Carolina's Congressional map was unconstitutional because it was drawn based on race alone. This practice is called racial gerrymandering.

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