60-Second Civics: Episode 4160, Voting, Elections, and Representation, Part 41: Gerrymandering

60-Second Civics Podcast

English - November 10, 2020 08:00 - ★★★★ - 76 ratings
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The term "gerrymandering" is named after a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention, Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts. His political party drew a partisan electoral district designed to give them victory. A newspaper editor pinned the blame on Gerry, naming the salamander-shaped district "gerrymander."

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