The political battle over congressional redistricting

The political battle over congressional redistricting / edited by William J. Miller and Jeremy D. Walling.

John Engler, former Governor of Michigan, once claimed that redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take. Academicians and political leaders alike, however, have regularly debated the ideal way by to redistrict national and state legislatures. Rather than being the pure pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Miller, William J., 1984-, Walling, Jeremy D., 1974-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]
Subjects:
United States. > Congress. > House > Election districts.
United States. > Congress. > House
1900-1999
Election districts > United States.
Apportionment (Election law) > United States > History > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Apportionment (Election law)
Election districts
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Tom and "Gerry"? The cat and mouse game of congressional redistricting / William J. Miller
  • Utah : pizza slices, doughnut holes, and one-party dominance / Adam R. Brown
  • Incumbency, influence, and race : redistricting, South Carolina style / Christopher N. Lawrence and Scott H. Huffmon
  • Swimming against the tide : partisan gridlock and 2011 Nevada redistricting / David F. Damore
  • Redistricting the peach state / Charles S. Bullock III
  • "Fair" districts in Florida : new congressional seats, new congressional standards, same old Republican advantage? / Aubrew Jewett
  • Congressional redistricting in Louisiana : region, race, party, and incumbents / Pearson Cross
  • Redistricting in Massachusetts / Shannon Jenkins and Samantha Pettey
  • Michigan : Republican domination during a population exodus / Michael K. Romano, Todd A. Curry, and John A. Clark
  • Redistricting in Arizona : an independent process challenged by partisan politics / Frederic I. Solop and Ajang A. Salkhi
  • Carving lines in the Cascades : redistricting Washington / Kevin Pirch
  • Missouri : show me ... again and again! / Rickert Althaus, Jeremy D. Walling, and William J. Miller
  • Congressional redistricting in New Jersey / Brigid Callahan Harrison
  • Lone star lines : the battle over redistricting in Texas / Jason P. Casellas and Alvaro Jose Corral
  • Redistricting congressional districts in Ohio : an example of partisan process with long-lasting consequences / Mark Salling
  • Raw political power, gerrymandering, and the illusion of fairness : the Pennsylvania redistricting process, 2001 and 2011 / Harry C. "Neil" Strine IV
  • Redistricting in Iowa 2011 / Timothy M. Hagle
  • Drawing congressional districts in Illinois : always political, not always partisan / Kent Redfield
  • New York redistricting in action : legislative inaction and judicial enaction / Russell C. Weaver and Joshua J. Dyck
  • Why redistricting matters : political decisions and policy impacts / William J. Miller.

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