Answer to Question #148474 in Political Science for Oumou Diallo

Question

The Court's most recent gerrymandering case, Rucho v. Common Cause (2019), takes us back to a topic from earlier in the semester: the political question doctrine. What is the political question doctrine, and how does it apply to gerrymandering?

Answer 1

Political doctrine is the concept that asserts that an issue is politically incited that courts, which serve to support the government are not ready to hear the case. The ruling party takes an advantage of the ideology to remain in control. Gerrymandering is the favoring and tempering with the electoral constituency`s territory by the government. Under the political doctrine, gerrymandering is used by the incumbents to retain power.