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A 19th century redistrictingmapin Massachusetts resembling a certain amphibian helped create this portmanteau |
gerrymandering
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ODD POLITICAL TERMS |
2026-02-03 |
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Pennsylvania's 7th district, shaped like "Goofy kicking Donald Duck", got nixed by a court in 2018 for going too far in this process |
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THAT'S POLITICS |
2020-01-30 |
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(I'm Candy Crowley, senior political correspondent.) A politicalcartoondepicting redistricting in Massachusetts gave us this term for a practice that's still around today |
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POLITICS |
2008-10-27 |
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(Alex delivers the clue from the National Constitution Center.) The name ofone of the 3 dissentersto the U.S. Constitution has given us this word that signifies unorthodox political boundary realignment |
gerrymandering
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THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER |
2003-09-19 |
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North Carolina's long, meandering "I-85 District" has been called an example of this tactic named for a politician |
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS |
1999-07-05 |
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It's the unfair practice of dividing voting districts to the advantage of one party |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT |
1992-07-06 |
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Dividing voting districts unfairly, named for Eldridge Gerry's salamander-shaped district |
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GOVERNMENT |
1985-02-20 |
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