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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Voting

Question 1 • (2026-2027) Riggin -- American Government 2nd Nine Weeks (1st Semester) BLDG

What is the definition of gerrymandering?

Answer
A
the process of registering voters within a district
B
the practice of redrawing the lines for voting districts
C
the practice of obstructing certain groups from voting
D
the process of establishing political parties within a state

Explanation

Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing or redrawing voting-district boundaries to influence election outcomes, often to benefit a particular party or group. Therefore, the correct choice is “the practice of redrawing the lines for voting districts.” Obstructing people from voting, choice C, is voter suppression, not gerrymandering.

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