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'''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> | ||
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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.[1] 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."[2][3]
The result of the rearranging of districts helped Jefferson win the extremely close presidential race by a vote of the House of Representatives.[4]
The term is named after Elbridge Gerry.
References
- ↑ http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gerrymandering
- ↑ The End of Gerrymandering, Christian Whiton and Larry Greenfield, The Weekly Standard, 11/25/2008
- ↑ https://masshist.org/database/1765
- ↑ http://history1800s.about.com/od/1800sglossary/g/Gerrymander.htm