Drawing the lines :
Seabrook, Nicholas R.,
Drawing the lines : constraints on partisan gerrymandering in U.S. politics / Nicholas R. Seabrook. - 1 online resource (v, 141 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Perceptions and misperceptions of partisan redistricting -- A theory of constrained redistricting -- The unrealized precedent of Davis v. Bandemer -- Second order challenges and the rise of mid-decade redistricting -- Redistricting and partisan bias -- Redistricting, electoral responsiveness, and democracy -- Implications for redistricting reform.
Radical redistricting plans, such as that pushed through by Texas governor Rick Perry in 2003, are frequently used for partisan purposes. Perry's plan sent twenty-one Republicans (and only eleven Democrats) to Congress in the 2004 elections. Such heavy-handed tactics strike many as contrary to basic democratic principles. In 'Drawing the Lines', Nicholas R. Seabrook uses a combination of political science methods and legal studies insights to investigate the effects of redistricting on U.S. House elections. He concludes that partisan gerrymandering poses far less of a threat to democratic accountability than conventional wisdom would suggest.
9781501707797 1501707795 1501705318 9781501705311
22573/ctt1mkbbvc JSTOR
2016031135
Gerrymandering--United States.
Apportionment (Election law)--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Campaigns & Elections.
Apportionment (Election law)
Gerrymandering.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JK1341 / .S39 2017
328.73/073455
Drawing the lines : constraints on partisan gerrymandering in U.S. politics / Nicholas R. Seabrook. - 1 online resource (v, 141 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Perceptions and misperceptions of partisan redistricting -- A theory of constrained redistricting -- The unrealized precedent of Davis v. Bandemer -- Second order challenges and the rise of mid-decade redistricting -- Redistricting and partisan bias -- Redistricting, electoral responsiveness, and democracy -- Implications for redistricting reform.
Radical redistricting plans, such as that pushed through by Texas governor Rick Perry in 2003, are frequently used for partisan purposes. Perry's plan sent twenty-one Republicans (and only eleven Democrats) to Congress in the 2004 elections. Such heavy-handed tactics strike many as contrary to basic democratic principles. In 'Drawing the Lines', Nicholas R. Seabrook uses a combination of political science methods and legal studies insights to investigate the effects of redistricting on U.S. House elections. He concludes that partisan gerrymandering poses far less of a threat to democratic accountability than conventional wisdom would suggest.
9781501707797 1501707795 1501705318 9781501705311
22573/ctt1mkbbvc JSTOR
2016031135
Gerrymandering--United States.
Apportionment (Election law)--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Campaigns & Elections.
Apportionment (Election law)
Gerrymandering.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JK1341 / .S39 2017
328.73/073455