In Addition to Gerrymandering, a Major Reason Why So Many

question 54

Multiple Choice

In addition to gerrymandering, a major reason why so many members of Congress are elected from "safe" districts is

• A)that local newspapers and television stations typically provide very favorable coverage to the incumbent party's candidates.
• B)the natural geographic clustering of people who share a political ideology.
• C)that once people move into a district that is very liberal or very conservative, they tend to switch their ideology to match that of their new districts.
• D)that candidates for Congress usually change their partisan affiliation to match that of their districts.

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