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Unit 2 – Branches of Government
Topic 2.1
How does gerrymandering used by U.S political parties mirror tactics employed during England's Rotten Borough era?
Both involve manipulating district boundaries to gain electoral advantage, undermining representative democracy principles.
They both required supermajority votes in the legislature for implementation.
They involve using referendums to alter constitutional provisions for political gain.
They both rely on census data to define electoral districts.
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