AP Gov FRQ

Facts of Shaw v. Reno

-North Carolina -Five North Carolina residents challenged the constitutionality of the oddly shaped district because they believed it was done only to secure a black representative

Amendment Shaw v Reno

Does racial gerrymandering districts violate the 14th amendment's equal protection clause?

Shaw v. Reno

NO racial gerrymandering; race cannot be the sole or predominant factor in redrawing legislative boundaries; majority-minority districts.

Baker v. Carr Amendment

The 14th amendment states that everyone has equal protection under the law. When someone's vote counts less than someone else's vote, they are not equally protected under the law.

Baker v. Carr decision

The Supreme Court ruled that under the Equal Protection Clause, the citizens had grounds to bring forward lawsuits about the unfair districts and apportionment.

Shaw v Reno dissent

The consideration of race into the redistricting process is inevitable and does not violate the Constitution. People of the same race share similar interests and therefore there is nothing wrong with creating districts based on race. -Tennessee

Baker v. Carr

case that established that one man equals one vote. this decision created guidelines for drawing up congressional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state