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Gerrymandering should be stopped. It is a very complex process which uses a lot of
money redrawing the boundaries and does not help the nation. Its major focus is political benefits
of particular groups and not national development. It also disadvantages some groups, for
example, the racial gerrymandering deprives the minorities the rights of choosing their desired
candidate.
In 1787, Hamilton assisted in planning for a constitutional convention which took place
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The convention consisted of delegates from the 13 colonies which
were the governing group during American Revolution. During the convention, the Articles of
Confederation were revised. Most of the delegates who had attended the convention opted to
create a new government plan. This led to the creation of the United States Constitution. It
established a government which had power over the people. It also stated the powers given to the
national government. It protected the rights of the citizens and the powers given to the states.
From the colonial and state legislatures, several things were passed to the congress. The first was
the mode of governance, it still remained to be in states where each state elects its own leader.
The rights of citizens and some powers of the government were also passed. (Wood, 368).
Since the legislature created under the new constitution was almost the same as that in the
Article of Confederation, it can be said to be a mutant of the old legislature. Based on the state
and colonial examples, the Congress should have defined the powers for each state. The
constitution should have put same laws for each state to ensure that all the state of America are
ruled in the same way since it is one nation.
In the US, most congress seats are taken by the incumbents. The challengers do not
mostly run for the seats due to attitudinal and institutional reasons. For one to vie for a seat, they
need to be recruited on political ambitions, motivations and psychological dispositions. Their
