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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Political Surgery: What Pictures Can You See?

Chapter 10 of Ellis and Nelson discusses the controversial practice of gerrymandering. I found a few congressional districts to visualize this process.

A Salamander?: the original gerrymander

Earmuffs?: Illinois's 4th congressional district groups together two Hispanic areas (Note: this is an outdated shot from 2003, but looks similar today)

Spaghetti?: the packing style of California's 23rd district provides for a safe Democratic seat


A soup ladle?: New York's 22nd district is careful to include urban centers of Democratic support in their largely rural grouping


A rabbit on a skateboard?: Illinois carefully skirts Republican neighborhoods as a bipartisan deal to create a safe Democratic district



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