Minority-majority districts
A) are unconstitutional.
B) were allowed after the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
C) are districts in which a racial minority is the majority of the voting population.
D) decrease the voting power of minority groups.
E) Options B and C are true.

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Minority-majority districts are allowed as a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and they are designed to ensure that racial minorities have a fair chance to elect representatives of their choice by creating districts where they are the majority of the voting population.

Minority-Majority Districts