Americans have been fighting over how to create congressional districts since 1789. That was when James Madison was elected to the House of Representatives although his Virginia district was created to give his opponent the advantage. Madison went on to become president of the United States, as did his opponent in that election, James Monroe. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court released a decision in the latest congressional redistricting dispute. Redistricting is the process of redefining congressional districts on a map. Voters within each district elect a representative to the U.S. Congress. The court rejected two congressional districts in the state of North Carolina. The court said race played too large a part in how the districts were created.
Title: Gaining Political Advantage Through Redistricting
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1890/redistricting.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Gaining Political Advantage Through Redistricting' data-article-id='2407'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8750'>Americans have been fighting over how to create congressional districts since 1789.</span> <span data-start-time='8750' data-end-time='22979'>That was when James Madison was elected to the House of Representatives although his Virginia district was created to give his opponent the advantage.</span> <span data-start-time='22979' data-end-time='33229'>Madison went on to become president of the United States, as did his opponent in that election, James Monroe.</span> <span data-start-time='33229' data-end-time='42896'>On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court released a decision in the latest congressional redistricting dispute.</span> <span data-start-time='42896' data-end-time='50021'>Redistricting is the process of redefining congressional districts on a map.</span> <span data-start-time='50021' data-end-time='57208'>Voters within each district elect a representative to the U.S. Congress.</span> <span data-start-time='57208' data-end-time='63458'>The court rejected two congressional districts in the state of North Carolina.</span> <span data-start-time='63458' data-end-time='70438'>The court said race played too large a part in how the districts were created.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' 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