"Cracking" Occurs When

question 68

Multiple Choice

"Cracking" occurs when

• A)legislative districts are redrawn in a way that concentrates members of a particular party in as few districts as possible, thereby limiting the overall number of seats that party might win.
• B)legislative districts are redrawn in a way that disperses members of a particular party across multiple districts, thereby reducing that party's chances of winning any seats.
• C)a legislative candidate wins election with less than 50 percent of the vote in a three-candidate race.
• D)a legislative district votes to elect a member of one party to serve in the House of Representatives but also elects a member of a different party to serve in the state legislature.

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