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.

Question

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 evidence of a racial gerrymander is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. This was established in the landmark case of Shaw v. Reno in 1993. While the House of Representatives and Senate may be involved in the redistricting process, they do not have the final say on challenges to the legality of district lines based on racial gerrymandering. The review committee mentioned in choice D is not a real entity and has no authority in the redistricting process.

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