Which was a characteristic of serfdom in the Middle Ages? A) Serfs had to sign a contract in order to work.
B) Serfs could be freed through manumission.
C) Serfs worked for a lord in return for protection.
D) Serfs where are usually separated from their families.

The answer is B, which is Serfs worked for a lord in return for protection

Explanation:

the correct answer is: (1) affected by gerrymandering; (2) not affected by gerrymandering.

gerrymandering is known as a practice that intends to establish a some kind of political advantage for a particular party or group. to do this district boundaries are manipulated. the new resulting district is named a gerrymandering.

in other words, what gerrymandering does is to draw the boundaries of electoral districts trying to benefit the party who is doing it. sometimes, the party controlling the legislature will redraw it so they can maximize the number of districts they are likely to control.