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Gerrymandering is a practice employed specifically to change a voting district to help one’s own party or hinder a competing party unfairly. Most often used to dilute the voting power of people of color and other minority groups.

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What is progressivism?

A political and social-reform movement that brought major changes to American politics and government during the first two decade of the 20th century.

What is the progressive party?

The Progressive party (not A progressive party) is a political party formed in the United States based on progress and social reform, specifically to hand the power of the government back to the people, rather than the special interests that held the gaze of the Republican and Democratic parties.

When was the Progressive Party Formed?

The progressive Party, informally called the Bull Moose Party, was formed in 1912 by Theodore Roosevelt. The party’s popular nickname of Bull Moose was derived from the characteristics of strength and vigour often used by Roosevelt to describe himself.

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