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Gerrymandering is done so that representatives can be guaranteed to be reelected. It benefits

the representative of the district they are gerrymandering.

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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.


When state legislatures draw us House of Representatives district boundaries to benefit a political party it is called?

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Is gerrymandering fair in current times?

No, but it is done and is something as voters we need to be aware of and try to remove.


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.


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