Gerrymandering and American Politics

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A Reference Handbook

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Av Kara E. Stooksbury, Kara E Stooksbury

1 339 kr

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What is political gerrymandering and why has it become such a powerful and frequently used weapon in Republican and Democratic efforts to control Congress? Why do critics decry gerrymandering as antithetical to American democracy? How does gerrymandering contribute to political gridlock in Washington? Why does the Supreme Court treat gerrymanders based on race differently than gerrymanders based on partisan considerations? This book answers these questions and many more to provide readers with an accessible, wide-ranging survey of gerrymandering''s impact on the past, present, and future of American politics.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-10-01
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieContemporary World Issues
Antal sidor320
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781440881541

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PrefaceAcknowledgments1 Background and HistoryRotten BoroughsGerrymandering in Colonial and Early American HistoryThe Constitution and Representational EqualityCongressional ReapportionmentSilent GerrymanderingRace and Gerrymandering: A Different Standard?The U.S. Supreme Court’s Reapportionment RevolutionResistance to the RevolutionThe Voting Rights Act and Racial GerrymanderingTexas and the Perry-manderThe Weakening of the Voting Rights Act and Racial Gerrymandering LitigationThe Supreme Court and Partisan Gerrymandering: The Search for a StandardRacial or Partisan Gerrymandering?Republicans, REDMAP, and the Era of Extreme GerrymandersThe End of the Voting Rights Act?Further Reading2 Problems, Controversies, and SolutionsStructural IssuesRedistricting CommissionsMid-decade RedistrictingThe CensusTechnology and GerrymanderingPrison GerrymanderingPartisan Gerrymandering and State Supreme CourtsCampaign Finance Reform and GerrymanderingFurther Reading3 PerspectivesGerrymandering and the Crisis of Non-CompetitionPrison GerrymanderingPartisan GerrymanderingThe Voting Rights Act and Gerrymandering 4 ProfilesIndividualsWilliam J. Brennan, Jr. (1906–1997) and the Brennan Center for JusticeEverett Dirksen (1896–1969)Marc E. Elias (1969– ) and Democracy DocketFelix Frankfurter (1882–1965)Bernard Grofman (1944– )Thomas Hofeller (1943–2018)Eric H. Holder, Jr. (1951– ) and National Democratic Redistricting CommitteeGroupsCommon CauseLeague of United Latin American CitizensLeague of Women VotersMexican American Legal Defense FundNAACP Legal Defense FundPrison Policy InitiativeRoberts CourtFurther Reading5 DocumentsConstitutional ProvisionsBaker v. Carr (1962)Voting Rights Act of 1965Uniform Congressional District Act of 1967Rucho v. Common Cause (2019)Alexander v. The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP (2024)6 ResourcesAnnotated BibliographyCases and Note on Accessing Judicial RulingsInternet ResourcesVideos7 ChronologyGlossaryIndex