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Do you think the United States should attempt to ban gerrymandering? If yes, what law would you like to see put in place to achieve this?

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Answer: In representative democracies, gerrymandering is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party.

The United States Supreme Court has affirmed in Miller v. Johnson (1995) that racial gerrymandering is a violation of constitutional rights and upheld decisions against redistricting that is purposely devised based on race. However, the Supreme Court has struggled when partisan gerrymandering occurs

Why is gerrymandering bad? Gerrymandering means to draw congressional districts to the advantage of the political party that controls the State's legislature. This is a tactic that does not give equal representation to minority groups in the Congress.

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