gerrymandering and its effects

Answer in detailed essay,10 front size, double-space:

1) To what extent can gerrymandering provide an explanation for the recent political polarization in the United States?

2) Are being political and being partisan the same thing? How are they different? Which is more divisive?

3) Can a legal standard be devised to identify and remedy partisan gerrymandering?

4) Can politics be removed from the redistricting process? Why or why not?

5) Are some oddly shaped or drawn districts necessary in redistricting? Why or why not?

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