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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457916103321

Titolo

Party lines [[electronic resource] ] : competition, partisanship, and congressional redistricting / / Thomas E. Mann and Bruce E. Cain, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005

ISBN

0-8157-0529-8

1-280-81335-0

9786610813353

0-8157-9792-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MannThomas E

CainBruce E

Disciplina

324.0973

328.73/07345

Soggetti

Election districts - United States

Apportionment (Election law) - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From equality to fairness: the path of political reform since Baker v. Carr  / Bruce E. Cain, Karin Mac Donald, and Michael McDonald -- The impact of redistricting on candidate emergence / Sandy Maisel, Cherie D. Maestas, and Walter J. Stone -- Pushbutton gerrymanders? How computing has changed redistricting / Micah Altman, Karin Mac Donald, and Michael McDonald -- Forty years in the political thicket: evaluating judicial review of the redistricting process since Reynolds V. Sims / Nathaniel Persily -- Redistricting reform: What is desirable? Possible? / Thomas E. Man.

Sommario/riassunto

"Details the legal and political history of redistricting since the inception of one person-one vote, documenting its impact on competition, polarization, and partisan fairness, and analyzes options for reform"--Provided by publisher.