Packing or cracking; putting as many like minded voter in an area to sway an election or spreading out influential voters to stack an election.
Gerrymandering is done so that representatives can be guaranteed to be reelected. It benefits the representative of the district they are gerrymandering.
I think you mean Gerrymandering and the definition is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering
The duration of Gerrymandering - film - is 1.35 hours.
Gerrymandering - film - was created on 2010-10-15.
Pros: Allows for political parties to gain an advantage by manipulating district boundaries. Can increase representation for minority groups in some cases. Cons: Undermines the principle of fair representation and distorts the democratic process. Can lead to polarization and lack of accountability among elected officials.
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Affirmative Racial Gerrymandering
Redrawing voting district boundaries to favor a specific party is called gerrymandering. The word is a portmanteau (combination) Gerry (Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry) and the word salamander, which his districts looked resembled.
Politicians won't prevent gerrymandering, because that's what put them in office in the first place.
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The process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party is called gerrymandering. The word comes from the combination of the name Gerry and the word salamander. Gerry was the governor of Massachusetts in 1812 when the congressional districts in his state were redrawn to favor his Democratic-Republican Party. One of the words was said to resemble a salamander.