US court allows new voting districts
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The USA has important elections soon. These are the Mid-term elections in November. The Republican party wants more power. They change the borders of voting districts. This is called Gerry-mandering. In Alabama, there was a fight about a map. A small court said: The map is racist. But the Supreme Court allows it now.
The new map weakens black voters. These voters often choose the Democrat party. The Supreme Court says: The change is allowed. The Republicans do this in other states too. For example in Texas and Florida. They want more seats in parliament. In Tennessee, they split a district with many black voters. This happened in the city Memphis.
The Democrats also wanted to change maps in Virginia. Citizens there voted for this change. But a court in Virginia stopped it. The judges say: The process was not correct. Now the Republicans have a big advantage. Experts say: They could win many new seats. But the voters decide in the end.
The new map weakens black voters. These voters often choose the Democrat party. The Supreme Court says: The change is allowed. The Republicans do this in other states too. For example in Texas and Florida. They want more seats in parliament. In Tennessee, they split a district with many black voters. This happened in the city Memphis.
The Democrats also wanted to change maps in Virginia. Citizens there voted for this change. But a court in Virginia stopped it. The judges say: The process was not correct. Now the Republicans have a big advantage. Experts say: They could win many new seats. But the voters decide in the end.
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Definitions
- Gerrymandering
- Politicians change voting district borders. They want more seats for their party.
- Mid-term elections
- These are elections in the middle of the term of the president.
- Republicans
- This is one of the two big parties in the USA.
- Democrats
- This is the other big party in the USA.
People
- Donald Trump
- He was the 45th president of the USA.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- He fought for the rights of black people.
Locations
- Alabama
- This is a state in the south of the USA.
- Virginia
- This is a state at the east coast of the USA.
- Memphis
- This is a big city in the state Tennessee.
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