Racial and Prison Gerrymandering: Impact on Minority Voters

The video discusses the history and impact of voter suppression in the U.S., focusing on racial gerrymandering. It highlights cases in North Carolina and Virginia, where district maps were manipulated to weaken minority voting power. Legal challenges led to reforms, but issues persist. The video also covers prison gerrymandering, where prisoners are counted in districts, affecting political representation.

What is the primary goal of racial gerrymandering?

• To strengthen minority representation

• To weaken the power of minority voters

• To increase voter turnout

• To ensure fair elections

In the case of North Carolina, what was the outcome of the legal challenge against the racially gerrymandered map?

• The map was used in the next election without changes

• The map was ignored by the courts

• The map was ruled unconstitutional and redrawn

• The map was upheld as constitutional

How did gerrymandering affect students at North Carolina A&T University?

• They were given special voting privileges

• They were not allowed to vote

• They were split into different voting districts

• They were all placed in the same voting district

What was the result of Golden Bethune Hill's legal case against gerrymandering in Virginia?

• A new district map was drawn

• The Supreme Court ruled against her

• The old map was reinstated

• The case was dismissed

What is prison gerrymandering?

• Excluding prisoners from population counts

• Allowing prisoners to vote in elections

• Counting prisoners as residents of their home districts

• Counting prisoners as residents of the district where they are incarcerated

How does prison gerrymandering affect political power?

• It ensures equal representation for all districts

• It decreases the political power of rural districts

• It increases the political power of districts with prisons

• It has no effect on political power

What is a common characteristic of districts that benefit from prison gerrymandering?

• They are predominantly rural and white

• They have high voter turnout

• They are predominantly urban

• They have large minority populations