The drawing of legislative district boundaries in order to give one side an advantage is known as which of the following?

A) The coattail effect
B) The incumbency advantage
C) Redistricting
D) Reapportionment
E) Gerrymandering

Gerrymandering is the drawing of legislative district boundaries in a way that gives one political party or group an advantage over another. It often involves manipulating the boundaries to create oddly shaped districts, sometimes resembling the shape of a salamander, in order to concentrate the opposing party's voters into a small number of districts while spreading the party's own voters out across multiple districts. This can result in unequal representation and a distortion of the democratic process.