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What group has generally used its power to gerrymander congressional districts?
Both groups, Republicans and Democrats, often gerrymanders congressional districts when they're in power. When there is a major shift in power in a state, the majority party will always redistrict the areas to give them a better advantage the next time.
Why do politicians gerrymander electoral districts?
Politicians gerrymander electoral districts to gain a political advantage. By manipulating the boundaries of the districts, politicians can concentrate the voting power of a particular group or dilute the power of opposing groups. This allows them to solidify their political control and increase the likelihood of winning elections.
Who gets power from congressional districts?
The congressman from that district
Redistricting power was abused by creating congressional districts of unequal power and by?
gerrymandering
What is drawing up congressional districts to the power of a party called?
Gerrymandering
Redistricting power was abused creating congressional districts of unequal power and by what?
gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing districts in a way that benefits a particular political party or group. This can involve packing voters of one party into a single district to reduce their influence in other districts, or cracking voters of one party across multiple districts to dilute their voting power. Gerrymandering undermines the principle of equal representation and can lead to distorted election outcomes.
Which of the following is the best definition of gerrymander?
A gerrymander is an oddly shaped district design to increase the voting strength of a particular party. The name comes from salamander-shaped districts drawn up the influence of one Elbridge Gerry , a governor of Massachusetts. As a verb it means to draw up gerrymander districts. Gerrymandering tends to occur after each census which changes the number of Congressional districts in a state. States also need to change their own legislative distrcts from to time to time due to shifts in population and the new districts may be gerrymandered to help the party in power. The idea is to study past voting records and create as many districts as possible with a slight but solid majority for the controling party. It may be necessary to have some "lost" districts to which as many opposing voters as possible are placed.
Which group of people has the power to gerrymander their districts?
Under the Constitution, states set the rules for allocating their Congressional districts. In most states, the state legislature draws boundaries. In an attempt to curb gerrymandering, 10 states have moved to non-partisan or bipartisan redistricting committees: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, and Washington. In addition to drawing Congressional and State Legislative districts, states also have the power to set their own rules for allocating Electoral College votes for President; states initially let legislatures vote for President, but now 48 states (excluding Maine and Nebraska) give all of their EC votes to the candidate who wins the most popular votes in their state. Maine and Nebraska give one vote for the winner of each Congressional district, plus two EC votes for theoverall winner in the state. (Note that The EC vote in these states has only been split once, when Barack Obama won Nebraska's 2nd District in 2008, but lost the rest of the state.) State legislatures originally had the power to elect Senators, as well. The Seventeenth Amendment introduced popular election of Senators.
What is Redrawing congressional district boundaries to favor a particular group or party is known as?
Gerrymandering. - - - - - - - - Legistlators often use one of three tactics: Excess vote - the controling party concentrates opposition's power to only a few districts. Wasted vote - the controling party dillutes opposition's power over many districts. Stacked Method - the controlling party draws the bounderies in their favor.
Lawmakers believe what group has too much power?
Congressional staffers
What type of district is a congressional district whose boundaries are drawn so as to maximize the voting power of minority groups?
Majority-Minority Districts
Some lawmakers believe this group has too much power?
congressional staffers
