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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.
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What best describes a major motivation of contributors to political campaigns?
A major motivation of contributors to political campaigns is that money equals influence.
Candidates can benefit from the popularity of another candidate on the ballot from their party?
Coattail effect
Gerrymandering is the redrawing of?
political districts to benefit a party
Gerrymandering is the redrawing of what?
political districts to benefit a party
Why do politicians gerrymander districts?
Gerrymandering is all about keeping the status quo. It boils down to drawing the district lines in such a way that it keeps the EXISTING representative in power (or at least, that representative's party).
