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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Calculated democracy—Explorations in gerrymandering

David McCune,

David McCune

Department of Physics & Mathematics, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri

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Samuel Luke Tunstall,

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Samuel Luke Tunstall

tunstal1@msu.edu

orcid.org/0000-0002-8555-1391

Program in Mathematics Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Both authors contributed equally to the development and writing of this article.

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Samuel Luke Tunstall, Program in Mathematics Education, Michigan State University, North Kedzie, 354 Farm Lane, Room 211, East Lansing, MI 48824.

Email: tunstal1@msu.edu

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David McCune,

David McCune

Department of Physics & Mathematics, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri

Both authors contributed equally to the development and writing of this article.Search for more papers by this author

Samuel Luke Tunstall,

Corresponding Author

Samuel Luke Tunstall

tunstal1@msu.edu

orcid.org/0000-0002-8555-1391

Program in Mathematics Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Both authors contributed equally to the development and writing of this article.

Correspondence

Samuel Luke Tunstall, Program in Mathematics Education, Michigan State University, North Kedzie, 354 Farm Lane, Room 211, East Lansing, MI 48824.

Email: tunstal1@msu.edu

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First published: 08 October 2018

https://doi.org/10.1111/test.12181

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Summary

This paper describes a lesson centered around a metric for measuring partisan gerrymandering: the efficiency gap. We situate the efficiency gap in the current US political climate, describe the activity itself, and then provide recommendations for readers interested in adapting the lesson for their own classrooms.

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