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Question 8

One political party has consistently won a House seat within a particular district with 75-80% of the vote. Then, one year,
the other party wins the seat with 85% of the vote. This result could be evidence of which of the following?
OA) censure
O
B) gerrymandering
O
C) incumbent advantage
OD) reapportionment
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Answer 1

Such a result could be evidence of gerrymandering.

Explanation:

• Gerrymandering simply refers to the act of manipulating the boundaries of the electoral constituencies to fetch calculated benefits in the elections.

• Such an act is usually carried out under the name of reapportionment.

• The ruling party in the federal government is mostly responsible for this as the authority that carries out reapportionment falls under the powers of the federal government.

• There have been alleged instances in which gerrymandering has been done in order to favor specific political parties in elections.