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[[File:Illinois District 4 2004 (gerrymandering).png|thumbnail|Illinois Congressional District 4 in 2004|200px]]
'''Gerrymandering''' is a term that refers to to purposeful rearranging of district lines in order to influence the outcome of an election or to favor one political party over another.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gerrymandering</ref> The first instance of gerrymandering in the [[United States]] occurred during the 1800 presidential election between [[John Adams]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]].
'''Gerrymandering''' is a term that refers to to purposeful rearranging of district lines in order to influence the outcome of an election or to favor one political party over another.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gerrymandering</ref> The first instance of gerrymandering in the [[United States]] occurred during the 1800 presidential election between [[John Adams]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]].
* The ''Boston Gazette'' ran a cartoon depicting the new district as a contorted animal and proclaiming the "Gerry-mander, a new species of monster."<ref> [http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/854xppnl.asp The End of Gerrymandering], Christian Whiton and Larry Greenfield, ''The Weekly Standard'', 11/25/2008</ref><ref>https://masshist.org/database/1765</ref>
* The ''Boston Gazette'' ran a cartoon depicting the new district as a contorted animal and proclaiming the "Gerry-mander, a new species of monster."<ref> [http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/854xppnl.asp The End of Gerrymandering], Christian Whiton and Larry Greenfield, ''The Weekly Standard'', 11/25/2008</ref><ref>https://masshist.org/database/1765</ref>
The result of the rearranging of districts helped Jefferson win the extremely close presidential race by a vote of the [[House of Representatives]].<ref>http://history1800s.about.com/od/1800sglossary/g/Gerrymander.htm</ref>
The result of the rearranging of districts helped Jefferson win the extremely close presidential race by a vote of the [[House of Representatives]].<ref>http://history1800s.about.com/od/1800sglossary/g/Gerrymander.htm</ref>
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[[Category:Election Terms]]
[[Category:Election Terms]]