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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:

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.

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