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What is the term for manipulating the boundaries of an electoral district to favor one party or class?

Gerrymandering

Which U.S. Founding Father and former Massachusetts governor is partly the namesake of the term "gerrymandering"?

Elbridge Gerry

In what year was the term “gerrymander” first used in print?

1812

What is the name of the oddly shaped district that led to the coining of the term "gerrymander"?

The Salamander District (or The Gerrymander)

Which U.S. Supreme Court case in 2019 ruled that federal courts cannot review claims of partisan gerrymandering?

Rucho v. Common Cause

Which two are the two most common strategies used in gerrymandering?

B) Packing &

D) Cracking

Which U.S. state is often cited as a major example of extreme partisan gerrymandering in the 2010s, particularly in its congressional maps?

B) North Carolina

What mathematical measurement, abbreviated as “EG,” is used to quantify the effects of gerrymandering by analyzing wasted votes?

C) Efficiency Gap

Which of the following district shapes is most likely an example of gerrymandering?

C) A district shaped like a salamander with thin tendrils reaching into various neighborhoods

Which U.S. constitutional amendment is most often cited in legal challenges to gerrymandering for its guarantee of “equal protection”?

C) Fourteenth Amendment