Why do political parties most often try to gerrymander voting districts? to gain a political advantage to ensure an equal chance for all candidates to prove they deserve the voters’ support to keep each voting district the same shape

To gain a political advantage

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Gerrymandering can be best explained in the words of Wayne Dawkings' who explained it as a practice in which 'politicians pick their voters instead of voters picking their politicians'. It refers to the grouping or manipulating the electoral districts for the advantage of apolitical party. It manipulates particular demographic boundaries based on political, racial, ethnic or class groups for a desired electoral results. The word derived its meaning from the name of Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusettes who enacted a law in 1812 to divide the senatorial districts of Boston area.

for the united states of america, 1945 to 1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity. it was also a time of confrontation as the capitalist united states and its allies politically opposed the soviet union and other communist countries; the cold war had begun.

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