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What is a Drawing voting district boundaries within a state to favor one party or group over another is called?
It is called Gerrymandering.
When does gerrymandering happen?
when district lines are drawn in a crazy manner to favor one party
Any party other than the democratic or republican party are called?
If there is any ONE other party, it is usually called the 'Third Party' (in order to distinguish it from the first two).
What s it called when one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate?
When one party controls the House and the other controls the Senate it is called divided government.
What are 3 types of gerrymandering?
1)Packing- ramming many voters of one party into a district to dilute their votes in other districts. 2) Cracking-tearing up swear pockets of party voters to dilute their votes in that district. 3) Stacking-merging 2 districts of the same party to force incumbents to run against each other.
What is it called If a district is predictably won by one party?
Safe Seat
An elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other?
safe seat
Illegally drawing district lines to favor one political party is called?
Gerrymandering
Drawing voting district boundaries within a state to favor one party or group over one another is called what?
It is called Gerrymandering.
What is a Drawing voting district boundaries within a state to favor one party or group over another is called?
It is called Gerrymandering.
What is the name of the electoral district of the green party of Canada?
The Green Party, or any party for that matter, does not have one set electoral district.
Lawmakers sometimes draw congressional district to favor one political party over another?
Yes, it is called jerrymandering and it is illegal.
What do you call a district that favors one political party?
Bland.
What is the number of votes cast for a member of the House of Representatives US?
Each member is from a state that is divided into districts and the population of the district votes for a representative office, so the number of votes cast depends on the makeup of the district. There is a process called gerrymandering when district boundaries are decided by state legislatures and this process sets up a distinct in favor of one party, so the voting is leaning towards one party or the other. This guarantees a party to retain an advantage in the election.
A house district drawn to give an advantage to one political party is?
a gerrymander .
A House district drawn to give an advantage to one political party?
gerrymander
What is one district of a country called?
province
