Drawing the Lines : Constraints on Partisan Gerrymandering in U.S. Politics /

Radical redistricting plans, such as that pushed through by Texas governor Rick Perry in 2003, are frequently used for partisan purposes. Perry's plan sent twenty-one Republicans (and only eleven Democrats) to Congress in the 2004 elections. Such heavy-handed tactics strike many as contrary to...

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Main Author: Seabrook, Nicholas R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2017
Subjects:
Apportionment (Election law) > United States.
Gerrymandering > United States.
Legal History & Studies.
Political Science & Political History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections.
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politika
ISBN:9781501707797
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Perceptions and Misperceptions of Partisan Redistricting
  • 1. A Theory of Constrained Redistricting
  • 2. The Unrealized Precedent of Davis v. Bandemer
  • 3. Second-Order Challenges and the Rise of Mid-Decade Redistricting
  • 4. Winning the Future? Redistricting and Partisan Bias
  • 5. Redistricting, Electoral Responsiveness, and Democracy
  • Conclusion: Implications for Redistricting Reform
  • References
  • Court Cases
  • Index

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