Michael Dunn

This hands-on activity helps students understand how gerrymandering works by challenging them to draw and manipulate voting districts on two map scenarios. Students begin by creating fair, equal-population districts, then redraw the same map twice: once so Party A wins and once so Party B wins. Through this process, students learn how packing, cracking, and stacking can shift election outcomes without changing population or voter preference. Reflection questions prompt deeper thinking about fair