What is a political machine? a. a political party that started at the turn of the century b. an unofficial political organization that ran in big cities c. a popular machine used to make streetcars d. an innovated political party run by the government

The answer is B. It was an inner-city organization intended to win elections and recompense its followers, together rich and poor. The machine measured a ladder of party loyalists, and it is frequently shaped a 'shadow government' apparently more powerful than the real designated officials.

answer: b.

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.