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What word describes the practice of the political party with the majority in a state legislator drawing a districts boundaries to gain an advantage in an election?
gerrymandering
What word describes the practice of the political party with the majority in a state legislature drawing a districts boundaries to gain an advantage in an election?
Gerrymander
What is gerrymandering and which house of congress is most likely to use it?
Gerrymandering means drawing legislative districts with long, winding boundaries in order to maximize political advantage to one party or to incumbents of both parties. In the US Congress, it is used exclusively in the House of Representatives, because Senators are elected statewide in each state. However, state legislative districts and other districts in the state and local governments can also be gerrymandered.
What is Gerrymadering?
Gerrymandering is the practice of manipulating the boundaries of electoral districts to favor one political party or group over another. This is typically done to give one party a favorable advantage in elections by concentrating supporters in certain districts or spreading opponents across others. Gerrymandering can distort democratic representation and hinder fair elections.
The practice of drawing district lines to gain political advantage is called?
Gerrymandering or reapportionment
How you might descrive a congressional district that has been drawn by a legislative in a very odd shape?
In 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry re-arranged the districts of some representatives to make it easier for his political party to win more seats in the Congress. The Boston Gazette newspaper noted that one of the districts was long, narrow, and irregularly shaped, and that it resembled a salamander. The term "Gerry-mander" was quickly applied to this district, and to the practice of drawing district boundaries to give political advantage to one party over another.
Why is gerrymandering so controversial?
Gerrymandering or drawing district lines to achieve favorable political results for one political party, remains a fact of American political life.It is controversial because...???
Did gerrymandering allow people to vote in any state?
No- gerrymandering is the practice of drawing up the boundaries of legislative districts in odd ways in order to favor the election of certain candidates.
What is to redistrict?
A political unit such as a state is divided into districts for the purpose of electing representatives to a legislative body. If the basis of election is population, with equal number of people represented by each elected member, the boundaries of the district must be changed after each census if the population changes. This is called redistricting (drawing new district boundaries).
What word describes the practice of the political with the majority in a state legislature drawing a district boundaries to gain an advantage in a election?
Gerrymander
Four rules of drawing congressional districts?
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What word describes the practice of the political party with the majority in a state legislature drawing a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in an election?
Gerrymander
