Blog post 3.5 "Gerrymandering, Again!"

Read the following article from the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/the-great-gerrymander-of-2012.html?pagewanted=all

and the following Info-graphic related to the article

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/02/03/sunday-review/imbalance-of-power.html

Write a 2 paragraph summary of the article and answer the following questions.

1. How can you describe the popular vote across the nation for the House of Representatives?
2. How are the seats actually distributed?
3. What was the Republican party's two step plan for controlling the House of Representatives for a long time?
4. What is unique about the way Arizona handled it's redistricting?
5. How did California tackle the problem of gerrymandering?
6. How does gerrymandering lead to disenfranchisement?
7. Why are proposals to change the way electoral votes are delegated to candidates dangerous?
8. How has our boy, the swing voting Anthony Kennedy, prevented reform of redistricting?
9. What does the author recommend as a solution?

From the infographic:
10.  Which states' delegations are most drastically skewed?
11.  What can you infer about the makeup of those state legislatures?
12.  How do you know this is the case?