(CNN) The term gerrymandering dominates the headlines today, but what do you really know about this political word? What is gerrymandering? Gerrymandering is when politicians manipulate voting district boundaries to favor one party over another. So what happens when one party controls the state House, the state Senate and the governor's mansion? That's called partison gerrymandering, and it's how you end up with oddly shaped congressional districts.

Source: CNN June 27, 2019 18:11 UTC