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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (139 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.0973; 328.73/07345
• Soggetto topico: Election districts - United States; Apportionment (Election law) - United States - History - 20th century
• Altri autori: MannThomas E CainBruce E
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Party lines
• ISBN: 0-8157-0529-8; 1-280-81335-0; 9786610813353; 0-8157-9792-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784492903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II