Difference between revisions of "Gerrymandering"

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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. The first instance of  gerrymandering in the [[United States]] occurred during  the 1800 presidential election between [[John Adams]] and [[Thomas Jefferson]].
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-* 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>
-The result of the rearranging of districts help Jefferson win the extremely close presidential race.
-==Notes==
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-[[Category: Politics]]