What is gerrymandering?

• A. Assigning judges to districts
• B. Redrawing district boundaries to advantage a party or group
• C. Creating uniform voter IDs
• D. Allocating resources to districts

Answer: (B)

Gerrymandering is drawing or re-drawing electoral district boundaries to give an advantage to a particular party or group. The goal is to shape the map so that those in power can win more seats, often by concentrating opposition voters into a few districts or spreading them across many districts to dilute their influence. The term comes from a historical example where a distorted district shape resembled a salamander. The other options describe tasks like appointing judges, creating uniform voter IDs, or allocating resources—things that affect governance in other ways, not how district lines are drawn to influence election outcomes.