The writings of john locke, jean-jacques
rousseau, and baron de montesquieu are
significant in united states history because they
(1) opposed the use of slave labor in the
americas
(2) supported the absolute right of the king to
impose taxes
(3) encouraged the formation of political parties
and political machines
(4) influenced the authors of the declaration of
independence and the constitution

we need the answer choices to answer the question

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.