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Just elections : creating a fair electoral process in the United States / Dennis F. Thompson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thompson, Dennis F. (Dennis Frank), 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elections--United States.
- Elections.
- United States.
- Representative government and representation--United States.
- Representative government and representation.
- Election districts--United States.
- Election districts.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 262 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Electoral JusticeLegitimacyIndividual RightsFair CompetitionPrinciples of Electoral JusticeDeliberating about Electoral Justice1. Equal Respect: Why Votes CountCasting VotesDrawing DistrictsCounting VotesConclusion2. Free Choice: How Voters DecideSelecting CandidatesInforming VotersFinancing CampaignsConclusion3. Popular Sovereignty: Who Decides What Votes CountTaking InitiativesDeferring to State LegislaturesEmpowering CommissionsConclusionConclusion: Electoral DeliberationJustice and RepresentationFrom Principles to InstitutionsNorms of Electoral DeliberationForums of DeliberationNotesIndex
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-244) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226797635
- OCLC:
- 49558822
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