Gerrymandering in the United States
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title:
Gerrymandering in the United States
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Gerrymandering is the practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies, often resulting in districts with convoluted, winding boundaries rather than compact areas. The term "gerrymandering" was coined after a review of Massachusetts's redistricting maps of 1812 set by Governor Elbridge Gerry noted that one of the districts looked like a mythical salamander. In the United States, redistricting takes place in each state about eve
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Setting electoral district boundaries to favor specific political interests
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering_in_the_United_States
date created:
2014-03-17T04:42:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T01:18:52Z
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