Seabrook, Nicholas R., <br/><br/>
Drawing the lines :  constraints on partisan gerrymandering in U.S. politics / 
Nicholas R. Seabrook. 
 - 1 online resource (v, 141 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781501707797 1501707795 1501705318 9781501705311 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>22573/ctt1mkbbvc  JSTOR 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016031135 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gerrymandering--United States.<br/>Apportionment (Election law)--United States.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Campaigns & Elections.<br/>Apportionment (Election law)<br/>Gerrymandering.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK1341  / .S39 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>328.73/073455