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One political party has consistently won a House seat within a particular district with 75-80% of the vote. Then, one year,

the other party wins the seat with 85% of the vote. This result could be evidence of which of the following?

OA) censure

O

B) gerrymandering

O

C) incumbent advantage

OD) reapportionment

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Question 8

One political party has consistently won a House seat within a particular district with 75-80% of the vote. Then, one year,

the other party wins the seat with 85% of the vote. This result could be evidence of which of the following?

OA) censure

O

B) gerrymandering

O

C) incumbent advantage

OD) reapportionment

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Mason Barajas · Answer 1

Such a result could be evidence of gerrymandering.

Explanation:

Gerrymandering simply refers to the act of manipulating the boundaries of the electoral constituencies to fetch calculated benefits in the elections. Such an act is usually carried out under the name of reapportionment. The ruling party in the federal government is mostly responsible for this as the authority that carries out reapportionment falls under the powers of the federal government. There have been alleged instances in which gerrymandering has been done in order to favor specific political parties in elections.