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What is an oddly shaped district designed to increase one groups voting strength?
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∙ 15y ago
A Gerrymander is an oddly shaped district that is designed to increase the voting strength and power of one political party at the expense of another. As a result of the manipulation of district boundaries, the shape of political map becomes altered and distorted.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y agoA Gerrymander. GERRY + SALAMANDER (from the shape of an election district created while Gerry was governor of Massachusetts).
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