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What is a gerrymander?
A gerrymander is an oddly shaped district design to increase the voting strength of a particular group. The name comes from salamander-shaped districts drawn up the influence of one Elbridge Gerry ,...
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Why do people gerrymander?
because...
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Why do politicans gerrymander?
Politicians use gerrymandering to draw district lines because it means they can create a district which can become a safer seat for that politicians cause -- whether it be party, race, etc. They do...
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Sentence for gerrymander?
Gerrymandering is the practice of redistricting a state in order to make the composition of each district more aligned to a particular political faction/party. It is usually done by majority parties...
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Why are gerrymanders drawn?
Gerrymandering is done in order to potentially increase a certain party's support in a district and subsequently winning it. This is done by either diluting the opposition's support with yours, or to...