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Redistricting power was abused by creating congressional districts of unequal power and by?
gerrymandering
What is the practice of gerrymandering intended to?
Strengthen the power of a political party
How do state legislatures abuse their redistricting power?
how do state legislatures abuse their redistricting power
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.
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