What is the difference between packing and cracking in voting districts?
Answer
A
Packing works to limit the reach of one political party across a state, while cracking works to expand the reach of all political parties.
B
Packing works to disenfranchise voters from marginalized communities, while cracking works to provide them with greater political access.
C
Packing is an example of using grandfather clauses to provide a barrier to voting, while cracking is an example of using gerrymandering.
D
Packing is the process of concentrating certain voters into one or two districts, while cracking is the process of spreading them out to dilute their impact.