Maximization, whatever the cost [[electronic resource] ] : race, redistricting, and the Department of Justice / / Maurice T. Cunningham
| Maximization, whatever the cost [[electronic resource] ] : race, redistricting, and the Department of Justice / / Maurice T. Cunningham |
| Autore | Cunningham Maurice T |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 328.73/07345 |
| Soggetto topico |
Election districts - United States
Apportionment (Election law) - United States African Americans - Segregation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-313-00065-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454864403321 |
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| Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2001 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maximization, whatever the cost [[electronic resource] ] : race, redistricting, and the Department of Justice / / Maurice T. Cunningham
| Maximization, whatever the cost [[electronic resource] ] : race, redistricting, and the Department of Justice / / Maurice T. Cunningham |
| Autore | Cunningham Maurice T |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 328.73/07345 |
| Soggetto topico |
Election districts - United States
Apportionment (Election law) - United States African Americans - Segregation |
| ISBN | 0-313-00065-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779844303321 |
Cunningham Maurice T
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| Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2001 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maximization, whatever the cost : race, redistricting, and the Department of Justice / / Maurice T. Cunningham
| Maximization, whatever the cost : race, redistricting, and the Department of Justice / / Maurice T. Cunningham |
| Autore | Cunningham Maurice T |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
| Disciplina | 328.73/07345 |
| Soggetto topico |
Election districts - United States
Apportionment (Election law) - United States African Americans - Segregation |
| ISBN |
9798400683800
9780313000652 0313000654 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Maximization, Whatever the Cost -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Mystery of Racial Redistricting in the Nineties -- NOTES -- 2 Transformation -- ENFORCEMENT OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 -- The Johnson Administration and the Early Years -- The Nixon Administration and the Seventies -- The Reagan Administration-Conflict Masks a Transformation -- THE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 3 Bureaucratic Culture of the Voting Section -- FORGING A PATH -- PERSONNEL IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION -- Political Appointees -- The Professionals -- REGULATORY FRAMEWORK -- HUNKERING DOWN IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 4 The Department's New Interpretation of the Voting Rights Act -- TRADITIONAL AND MODERN APPROACHES IN THE SUPREME COURT -- NUDGING THE COURT DOWN A PROGRESSIVE PATH -- THE SECTION TWO RESULTS TEST, GINGLES, AND INCORPORATION -- A NEW INTERPRETATION OF DISCRIMINATORY PURPOSE -- PURPOSE AS POLICY-OBJECTION LETTERS -- CARRYING THE FIGHT TO THE COURTS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 5 External Influences on the Department's Decision Making -- ORGANIZED INTERESTS IN THE VOTING RIGHTS ARENA -- CIVIL RIGHTS INTEREST GROUPS -- THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AS VOTING RIGHTS ADVOCATE -- THE STATES -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 6 From Compromised Compliance to Conquered Provinces -- NORTH CAROLINA -- GEORGIA -- LOUISIANA -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 7 Processes and Products of Voting Rights Act Enforcement -- PROCESSES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ENFORCEMENT -- PRODUCTS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ENFORCEMENT -- Federalism -- Effect on Representation -- Damage to the Department -- TOWARD A RESTORATION -- NOTES -- Afterword -- NOTES -- Selected Bibliography -- CASE LAW -- REFERENCES -- Index -- About the Author. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910957447203321 |
Cunningham Maurice T
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| Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger, , 2001 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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