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EY67

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What is the etymology of the word gerrymandering?
 
  A. It comes from an odd-shaped district (that resembled a salamander) in Massachusetts, redrawn when the governor's name was Gerry.
  B. It comes from a Creole word (from Louisiana) that means pandering to a particular group of people.
  C. It comes from an eighteenth-century slang term for an unpopular mandate, pioneered by an unscrupulous politician in South Carolina, named Gerry Sartain.
  D. It comes from an old British sailors' term that meant being unfairly treated by a ship's captain.
  E. It comes from the Greek word meaning mystery and was used in military oaths of pagans.

Question 2

The American judicial system consists of two separate and parallel court systems.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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