Just Before the Last Election Cycle the Members of a State

question 19

Multiple Choice

Just before the last election cycle the members of a state house of representatives got together and redrew the boundaries for various voting districts. The group that held power at the time consistently blocked efforts to draw boundaries favorable to the minority party and instead divided the state in a way that would ensure them the most votes in a process known as __________.

• A) a plutocracy
• B) devolution
• C) gerrymandering
• D) unionizing

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