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In 1993 the Supreme Court ruled that the practice of racial gerrymandering violated the?
The Supreme Court prohibited racial gerrymandering in 1993, holding that the practice violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
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.
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
In 1993 the Supreme Court ruled that the practice of racial gerrymandering violated the?
The Supreme Court prohibited racial gerrymandering in 1993, holding that the practice violated the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
The practice of drawing district lines to gain political advantage is called?
Gerrymandering or reapportionment
Explain how gerrymandering affects congressional district boundaries?
Gerrymandering tries to create districts that have a partisan advantage. By doing this, the practice of it affects congressional district boundaries by attempting to stretch them.
Did gerrymandering allow people to vote in any state?
No- gerrymandering is the practice of drawing up the boundaries of legislative districts in odd ways in order to favor the election of certain candidates.
What is the practice of drawing district line that favor a particular group of people called?
It is called gerrymandering.
What is the practice of establishing district lines that favor one political party over the other?
gerrymandering
Why do the people consider the practice gerrymandering unfair?
The only people who consider the practice unfair is the political party that is adversely affected by gerrymandering. If the governor and the state legislature is in the control of either the Republican or Democrat party, then the minority is going to suffer politically since the party in power has the legal right to redraw the congressional districts to their advantage.
What word describes the practice of the political party with the majority in a state legislator drawing a districts boundaries to gain an advantage in an election?
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
Gerrymandering is unfair because?
Gerrymandering is not fair, unless you consider fair to mean 'fair game' in the sense that it is not illegal everywhere.
Redistricting power was abused creating congressional districts of unequal power and by what?
gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing districts in a way that benefits a particular political party or group. This can involve packing voters of one party into a single district to reduce their influence in other districts, or cracking voters of one party across multiple districts to dilute their voting power. Gerrymandering undermines the principle of equal representation and can lead to distorted election outcomes.
