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Which situation best illustrates the political process of gerrymandering?A.Congress passes a new law strictly limiting state governments' ability to change their congressional district borders.B.A state legislature redraws electoral districts to ensure that African Americans do not form a majority in any district.C.A state government creates a new district after it receives an additional seat in Congress following the census.D.A governor issues an order prohibiting politicians from raising funds outside of their home districts.

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Which situation best illustrates the political process of gerrymandering?A.Congress passes a new law strictly limiting state governments' ability to change their congressional district borders.B.A state legislature redraws electoral districts to ensure that African Americans do not form a majority in any district.C.A state government creates a new district after it receives an additional seat in Congress following the census.D.A governor issues an order prohibiting politicians from raising funds outside of their home districts.

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The situation that best illustrates the political process of gerrymandering is B. A state legislature redraws electoral districts to ensure that African Americans do not form a majority in any district. This is because gerrymandering involves manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class. In this case, the state legislature is manipulating the boundaries to prevent a certain demographic, African Americans, from having a majority in any district.

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