Why are congressional districts so oddly shaped?

Gerrymandering

Explanation:

Gerrymandering is the practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests, which usually results in Uneven or oddly shaped district boundaries.

was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all americans. the era has had a lasting impact on united states society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. in the south violence and fraud in southern elections from 1868 to 1876, which had reduced black voter turnout and enabled southern white democrats to regain power in state legislatures across the south

b. they tried to evict the squatters from the area.

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