Gerrymandering, the convoluted drawing of political districts to disenfranchise a group of people, a. happens mainly in unitary systems of government, not in federal or confederal systems.

b. is never a problem in the United States because of congressional oversight of the process.

c. was a problem in the early 20th century when white politicians used it to take away voting power from African Americans, but it no longer occurs in the United States.

d. is a problem today when the political party in power in a state is able to take votes away from other political parties.

e. is mainly a problem in developing countries where politicians are corrupt and susceptible to bribery.

they gained popular support by speaking out against communists

in the united states. ( d.)

an interest group is an organization whose members share common concerns, and try to influence government policies that impact those concerns. elected officials frequently complain about the influence of "special interests" on american politics.

booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.