6. An electoral system under which a legislature reflects the strength of the various political parties is called :

(A) Proportional representation

(B) Direct election style

(C) Gallup Poll

(D) Gerrymandering

Ans. (D) Gerrymandering

In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan or incumbent-protected districts.

Gerrymandering may be used to achieve desired electoral results for a particular party, or may be used to help or hinder a particular demographic, such as a political, racial, linguistic, religious or class group.