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FButt

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on: Jul 14, 2018
A(n) ________ gerrymander links distant areas of like-minded voters through oddly shaped boundaries.
 
  A) polled
  B) stacked
  C) excess
  D) wasted
  E) partisan

Question 2

Independent, non-partisan commissions typically try to create ________ without regard for voting preferences or incumbents.
 
  A) gerrymandering districts
  B) fifty-fifty electorate zones
  C) compact, homogeneous districts
  D) ethnically marginalizing districts
  E) politically active districts


aruss1303

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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