Author: Terry B. O'RourkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Reapportionment; Law, Politics, Computers
Author: Terry B. O'RourkePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Reapportionment and Redistricting in the West
Author: Gary F. MoncriefPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 0739167626
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
In Reapportionment and Redistricting in the West, Gary F. Moncrief brings together some of the best-known scholars in American state and electoral politics to explore the unique processes and problems of redistricting in the western United States. These political scientists examine the specific challenges facing western states in ensuring fair and balanced political representation. Western states tend to be geographically large and experiencing rapid population growth and the chapters in this enlightening volume discuss the changing demographics in western states, paying special attention to the rise in the Latino population and the effect this has had on reapportionment and redistricting. They describe the ways in which some of these states achieve redistricting through independent redistricting commissions—a process rarely found in other regions—and they provide policy prescriptions for the future.
The Impact of Reapportionment
Author: Timothy G. O'RourkePublisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412825962
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1034
Book Description
Bushmanders and Bullwinkles
Author: Mark MonmonierPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226534251
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
For years Mark Monmonier, "a prose stylist of no mean ability or charm" according to the Washington Post, has delighted readers with his insightful understanding of cartography as an art and technology that is both deceptive and revealing. Now he turns his focus to the story of political cartography and the redrawing of congressional districts. His title Bushmanders and Bullwinkles combines gerrymander with the surname of the president who actively tolerated racial gerrymandering and draws attention to the ridiculously shaped congressional districts that evoke the antlers of the moose who shared the cartoon spotlight with Rocky the Flying Squirrel. Written from the perspective of a cartographer rather than a political scientist, Bushmanders and Bullwinkles examines the political tales maps tell when votes and power are at stake. Monmonier shows how redistricting committees carve out favorable election districts for themselves and their allies; how disgruntled politicians use shape to challenge alleged racial gerrymanders; and how geographic information systems can make reapportionment a controversial process with outrageous products. He also explores controversies over the proper roles of natural boundaries, media maps, census enumeration, and ethnic identity. Raising important questions about Supreme Court decisions in regulating redistricting, Monmonier asks if the focus on form rather than function may be little more than a distraction from larger issues like election reform. Characterized by the same wit and clarity as Monmonier's previous books, Bushmanders and Bullwinkles is essential background for understanding what might prove the most contentious political debate of the new decade.
Law and Computer Technology
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Information storage and retrieval systems
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Political Redistricting
Author: Library of Congress. Science Policy Research DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Apportionment (Election law)
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Political Redistricting and Geographic Theory
Author: Richard L. MorrillPublisher:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Intended for geography students, professors, and researchers, this publication deals with the process of political redistricting and shows how geographers can help devise plans that are responsible to office-holders, to voters, to legitimate community interests, and to a sense of territorial integrity. There are eight chapters. Chapter 1 examines the territorial basis of redistricting. Chapter 2, focusing on redistricting in the United States, discusses malapportionment and gerrymandering. The third chapter looks at criteria for redistricting, discussing constitutional, geographic, political-geographic, and political criteria. Electoral reform is the focus of chapter 4. Redistricting methods are examined in chapter 5. Chapters 6 and 7 deal with redistricting in the Mississippi legislature and in the State of Washington, respectively. The concluding chapter emphasizes the importance of a sense of community in the drawing of electoral districts. A bibliography is provided. (RM)
Legislative Analysis
Author: Drawing the Line
Author: Mark S. MonmonierPublisher: Mark Monmonier
ISBN: 9780805025811
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Argues that maps can be manipulated to distort the truth, and shows how they have been used for propaganda in international affairs, political districting, and finding toxic dump sites