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

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Mann, Thomas E.
Cain, Bruce E.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Election districts--United States.
Election districts.
Apportionment (Election law)--United States--History--20th century.
Apportionment (Election law).
United States. Congress. House--Election districts.
United States.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (139 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"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.
Contents:
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.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786610813353
9780815705291
0815705298
9781280813351
1280813350
9780815797920
0815797923
OCLC:
475992834

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