EXTRA POINTS! (SERIOUS PEOPLE ONLY) Directions:

Today, you will evaluate a specific geographic area of the country to see how voting patterns have changed over the past 25 years. You will write a reflection paper describing these changes and evaluating the possible influences that have led to these changes. Be sure to study both shifts in voting patterns and shifts in redistricting patters as you work to form a conclusion.

Choose a geographic area to study. This can be a state, a specific region within a state, or a specific region of the country (such as the Sunbelt).
Identify shifts in both voting patterns and districting boundaries for that region over the past 25 years.
Hypothesize reasons for shifts in both voting patterns and districting boundaries.
Write a reflection paper describing the shifts and evaluating their causes.

Prompt:

In the space provided, write a 400 to 500-word reflection paper describing shifts in voting patterns and districting boundaries for a specific geographic area over the past 25 years. Include an evaluation of the causes for these voting shifts and districting boundaries.