Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agoYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldimagemessage-square142linkfedilinkarrow-up11.56Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.55Karrow-down1imageYSK that Gerrymandering allows politicians to determine election outcomes by changing electoral maps. In most western countries, it's illegal. Gerrymandering is common in the United Stateslemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · edit-24 months agomessage-square142linkfedilink
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·4 months agoWe were never going to do representation by population. We barely got the southern colonies to agree to apportionment with land. (This was the 3/5ths compromise.)
We were never going to do representation by population. We barely got the southern colonies to agree to apportionment with land. (This was the 3/5ths compromise.)