One Reason Why Redistricting Is Controversial Is That

question 16

Multiple Choice

One reason why redistricting is controversial is that

• A) those charged with drawing districts use sophisticated computer technologies to come up with the most favorable district boundaries.
• B) incumbents never lose when districts are redrawn.
• C) it is unclear whether districts have to be drawn in such a way that each district includes roughly the same number of people.
• D) interest groups and PACs exert a great deal of influence over the specific shape of each district.

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