If a congressional district is challenged based on evidence that the lines were drawn as a racial gerrymander
A) the U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn.
B) the U.S. House of Representatives will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn.
C) the U.S. Senate will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn.
D) a review committee created every two years by the president will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn.
E) All of the above are true.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has the authority to determine whether the evidence of racial gerrymandering is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. This was established in the case of Shaw v. Reno (1993) where the Court ruled that redistricting plans cannot use race as the predominant factor in creating districts without a compelling state interest. This ruling was later affirmed in subsequent cases.

If a Congressional District Is Challenged Based on Evidence That