<P> Gerrymandering in the United States has been practiced since the founding of the country to strengthen the power of particular political interests within legislative bodies . Partisan gerrymandering is commonly used to increase the power of a political party . In some instances, political parties collude to protect incumbents by engaging in bipartisan gerrymandering . After racial minorities were enfranchised, some jurisdictions engaged in racial gerrymandering to weaken the political power of racial minority voters, while others engaged in racial gerrymandering to strengthen the power of minority voters . Throughout the 20th century, courts have grappled with the legality of these types of gerrymandering and have devised different standards for the different types of gerrymandering . Various legal and political remedies have emerged to prevent gerrymandering, including court - ordered redistricting plans, redistricting commissions, and alternative voting systems that do not depend on drawing boundaries for single - member electoral districts . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> This article is part of a series on the </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> United States House of Representatives </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> History of the United States House of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Members </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Current members <Ul> <Li> (by seniority </Li> <Li> by age </Li> <Li> non-voting) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Former members </Li> <Li> Hill committees <Ul> <Li> (DCCC </Li> <Li> NRCC) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Congressional districts </Li> </Ul> <Ul> <Li> Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (list) </Li> </Ul> <Ul> <Li> Party leaders </Li> <Li> Democratic Caucus </Li> <Li> Republican Conference </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Politics and procedure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Committee of the Whole </Li> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Closed session (list) </Li> <Li> Saxbe fix </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Committees (list) </Li> <Li> Procedures </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Origination Clause </Li> <Li> Quorum call </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Unanimous consent </Li> <Li> Salaries </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Apportionment (Huntington--Hill method) </Li> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Redistricting </Li> <Li> Gerrymandering </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Articles of impeachment </Li> <Li> <Ul> <Li> Self - executing rule </Li> <Li> Rules suspension </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> <Ul> <Li> General ticket </Li> <Li> Plural district </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Places </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> United States Capitol </Li> <Li> House office buildings <Ul> <Li> (Cannon </Li> <Li> Ford </Li> <Li> Longworth </Li> <Li> Rayburn) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> This article is part of a series on the </Td> </Tr>

The supreme court has prohibited the practice of gerrymandering