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Borders can be manipulated to give one group more representatives than is proportional to the amount of people in that group. If there is a bipartisan committee creating borders, there are usually just safe elections where the same faces appear over and over and there is no real competition for a sear on whatever the candidate is running for. If you would like to know more, here is a really good video: http://m.YouTube.com/#/watch?v=Mky11UJb9AY&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMky11UJb9A
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What is bipartisan gerrymandering?
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Drawing of political boundaries to benefit a party or candidate?
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.
What were negative effects Dollar Diplomacy?
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Why was gerrymandering made illegal?
Gerrymandering is not illegal in this country. Although it definitely has bad ethical and immoral implications, it is still being used in the United States. Gerrymandering deliberately attempts to disenfranchise certain voters and favor one particular political party over the other.
Gerrymandering is the redrawing of what?
political districts to benefit a party
