In what way did abraham lincoln's election further divide the country prior to the civil war?
lincoln immediately freed the slaves after his election.
lincoln was considered by many to be an abolitionist.
lincoln made it clear he would attack the south upon his election.
lincoln's election united the nation's legislature against slavery and the south.

the correct answer is: (1) affected by gerrymandering; (2) not affected by gerrymandering.

gerrymandering is known as a practice that intends to establish a some kind of political advantage for a particular party or group. to do this district boundaries are manipulated. the new resulting district is named a gerrymandering.

in other words, what gerrymandering does is to draw the boundaries of electoral districts trying to benefit the party who is doing it. sometimes, the party controlling the legislature will redraw it so they can maximize the number of districts they are likely to control.

cultural history is your answer