I think that the "blank" is best filled by "equal".
This would mean that all people have the same power of decision in a democracy, and if it seems that some people have more than others: in fact they only represent the whole population.
In comparison, in a monarchy, the monarch has more power than the common people.
Every 10 years with the new U.S. Census, state legislatures set about drawing the boundaries of electoral districts in their states. The majority party in the legislature typically exerts its influence to draw districts that are favorable to itself. For instance, Republicans may observe that Democrats in their state are packed into a few urban pockets, and consequently, they will try to district them into as few groups as possible to give more representation to their Republican voters. Both major political parties are guilty of partisan gerrymandering, but the GOP spends far more money on the practice and often aims to disenfranchise minority voices.
The origin of the term "gerrymandering" is actually one of my favorite historical tidbits. Elbridge Gerry, then governor of Massachusetts, passed a law in 1812 that consolidated the Federalists into a handful of districts and gave disproportionate voice to the Democratic-Republicans. A political cartoon noted the districts' resemblance of a salamander (see picture below), and called it the "gerry-mander."
Many agree that partisan gerrymandering is a distasteful aspect of our democracy. This year, there have been a flurry of court rulings, including before the U.S. Supreme Court, examining the constitutionality of different voting maps that appear to be designed to disenfranchise minorities. The New York Times has done some excellent coverage that I highly recommend.
Answer: True.
Explanation:
This sentence from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein conveys the idea that daring natural laws can lead to adverse outcomes.
For example, Victor Frankenstein gets so obsessed with human anatomy and physiology that he begins to seek the building of his monster, and by doing so he neglects his family and friends and all the joys they provided him. The main theme is that we are all ultimately responsible for our actions.
One cause of the revolution in Russia is the collapse of an empire under Tsar Nicholas 11.