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  1. 3. EACH STATE HAS AT LEAST ___ REPRESENTATIVE.
  2. 7. THE COURTS HAVE REPEATEDLY CALLED FOR__________PLANS.
  3. 8. WHO WAS THE GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS IN THIS ARTICLE?
  4. 9. LACK OF_____ IS A CONCERN FOR HISPANICS.
  5. 11. THE COURT USES _______ AND NOT HISTORICAL DATA.
  6. 14. AFTER 1982 DISTRICTS THAT WEAKENED MINORITY VOTING POWERS WERE ______ UNLAWFUL?
  7. 16. WHO WROTE THIS ARTICLE?.
  8. 18. WHAT IS THE HISPANIC POPULATION OF TEXAS IN THIS ARTICLE?
  9. 19. FOR THE MOST OF 2011, TEXAS' REPUBLICAN-LED LEGISLATURE WORKED TO DRAW THE DISTRICT __________ FOR THE 4 NEW SEATS.
  10. 20. STATES MUST HAVE APPROVAL FROM THIS DEPARTMENT FOR BOUNDARY CHANGES DUE TO RECENT DISCRIMINATION.
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  1. 1. THE MAIN ISSUE IN _____ IS WHETHER THE PROPOSED CHANGES DIMINISH REPRESENTATION.
  2. 2. LEGISLATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL MAP CHANGES CAN REDUCE_______ VOTER EXCLUSION.
  3. 4. LIKE TEXAS _________HAS A SIMILAR SITUATION REGARDING BOUNDARIES.
  4. 5. A PERSON WHO IS ELECTED FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
  5. 6. THE U.S. CENSUS IS CONDUCTED EVERY ____ YEARS.
  6. 10. WHAT PERCENT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS COULD DILUTE THE MINORITY VOTERS?
  7. 12. _______PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ELECTORAL POLITICS.
  8. 13. NEW CONGRESSIONAL______HELP INCREASE REPRESENTATION.
  9. 15. THE SUPREME COURT PREFERS DISTRICTS TO BE COMPACT AND_____.
  10. 17. _______ HAVE CREATED A POPULATION SURGE.