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If a politician fought to move district boundary lines to favor his/her political
If a politician fought to move district boundary lines to favor his/her political party, he would be accused of attempting which illegal act? a. laundering b. entrapment c. gerrymandering d. embezzlement
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C. Gerrymandering is the correct answer.
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The practise of manipulating district boundaries for the advantage of a party or group is called gerrymandering. The term was named after Governor of Massachusetts Elbridge Gerry who created a district in Boston area by signing a bill that was similar to mythological salamander. Apart form electoral gains it can be used to hinder the demographic such as linguistic and religious. In Northern Ireland boundaries were created to give majority to Protestant Unionist.
Karamatullah
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If a politician fought to move district boundary lines to favor his/her political party, he would be accused of attempting "Gerrymandering," since this skews the election results in a way that disenfranchises a large number of people.
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Traveling to India to collect Buddhist texts.
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