Gerrymandering in the United States
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
political practice
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| gptkbp:affects |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives_elections
state legislative elections |
| gptkbp:challenge |
Supreme Court cases
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| gptkbp:combated_by |
gptkb:independent_redistricting_commissions
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
undermining democracy
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| gptkbp:enabled_by |
state legislatures
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| gptkbp:first_practiced |
early 19th century
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gerrymandering in the United States
|
| gptkbp:involves |
manipulation of electoral district boundaries
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Elbridge_Gerry
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
voting rights advocates
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to disadvantage a group
to favor a political party |
| gptkbp:regulates |
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
redistricting
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:military
legal challenges |
| gptkbp:type |
partisan gerrymandering
racial gerrymandering |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rucho_v._Common_Cause
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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