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4. What is gerrymandering? Read the following short article from New York Times titled "Supreme Court Bars Challenges to Partisan Gerrymandering." Why did the Supreme Court decline to rule on partisan gerrymandering? Using the course material, discuss the potential benefits and drawbacks of gerrymandering. Note you can also consider the question of racial gerrymandering.​

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Gerrymandering is what it is called when redistricting organizers manipulate the boundaries of electoral district to give them the majority, causing a favor of one party or class.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pros: Politicians involved in the gerrymandering will get more of their politician's elected, resulting in the politicians, constituents, and their supporters to have more legislation passed in their favor.

Cons: This tactic can be used to not give minority groups proper representation in Congress. It can allow legislators to pick their voters and push their political ideas, leading to a lack of political and ideological ideas.

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