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 these choices are true.
Answer: A
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