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Gerrymandering is a way of redrawing lines in a voting district to favor a candidate/political opponent and to hurt their opponent's chances of winning. For instance, a Republican could draw district lines to include many Republican voters into one district. They could also draw the district lines to split up the Democrat voters, making it difficult for them to ever be a majority of the district. Often, gerrymandering is obvious because of the strangely-shaped districts.
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∙ 12y agoWhen legislators draw geographical boundaries in such a way as to determine the outcome of an election to the advantage of one political party over another.
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The process of allocating congressional seats among the fifty states is called?
Apportionment
What is bipartisan gerrymandering?
Balls
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 is the process of dividing the number of Representative up amongst the states called?
It's called apportionment or to apportion.
The apportionment of house seats for Alaska?
That is why I asked you
What is the relationship between apportionment and gerrymandering?
The resulting district apportionment is known as a gerrymander. Gerrymandering is another term for apportionment. (might wanna research this one. idk.)
How often do apportionment and redistricting affect elections?
depending on the gerrymandering the outcome can be greatly affected
Who controls apportionment and redistricting process?
The control of the apportionment and redistricting process varies depending on the country and sometimes within different levels of government. In many democracies, such as the United States, the responsibility falls on the state government. In some cases, independent commissions or bipartisan committees may be responsible for conducting the process to ensure fairness and prevent gerrymandering.
Why is gerrymandering done and who does it benefit?
Gerrymandering is done so that representatives can be guaranteed to be reelected. It benefits the representative of the district they are gerrymandering.
What is the definition of jury mandering?
I think you mean Gerrymandering and the definition is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering
The process of allocating congressional seats among the fifty states is called?
Apportionment
What is the duration of Gerrymandering film?
The duration of Gerrymandering - film - is 1.35 hours.
When was Gerrymandering - film - created?
Gerrymandering - film - was created on 2010-10-15.
What are the pros and cons of gerrymandering?
Pros: Allows for political parties to gain an advantage by manipulating district boundaries. Can increase representation for minority groups in some cases. Cons: Undermines the principle of fair representation and distorts the democratic process. Can lead to polarization and lack of accountability among elected officials.
Drawing political boundaries to benefit a candidate or party is called?
gerrymandering
How do use the word apportionment in a sentence?
The apportionment of seats in the senate was not fair to some parties.
Which term is defined as gerrymandering districts for the purpose of ensuring the minority representation?
Affirmative Racial Gerrymandering
