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Author : Nelson W. Polsby
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520018853
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (188 download)
Download or read book Reapportionment in the 1970s written by Nelson W. Polsby and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1971-01-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Congressional Quarterly, inc
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Congressional Districts in the 1970s written by Congressional Quarterly, inc and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This books provides descriptive and statistical profiles of the districts based on the 1970 census and subsequent reapportionment and redistricting; maps of all states showing district lines; official election returns for the 1972 elections together with comparisons with 1968 and 1970 results; information on the major military, space, atomic energy facilities in each district, as well as lists of major industries, universities, newspapers and television stations in the district.
Author : J. Douglas Smith
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0809074230
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (9 download)
Download or read book On Democracy's Doorstep written by J. Douglas Smith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The inside story of the Supreme Court decisions that brought true democracy to the United States Today, Earl Warren is recalled as the chief justice of a Supreme Court that introduced school desegregation and other dramatic changes to American society. In retirement, however, Warren argued that his court's greatest accomplishment was establishing the principle of "one person, one vote" in state legislative and congressional redistricting. Malapportionment, Warren recognized, subverted the will of the majority, privileging rural voters, and often business interests and whites, over others. In declaring nearly all state legislatures unconstitutional, the court oversaw a revolution that transformed the exercise of political power in the United States. On Democracy's Doorstep tells the story of this crucial--and neglected--episode. J. Douglas Smith follows lawyers, activists, and Justice Department officials as they approach the court. We see Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy pushing for radical change and idealistic lawyers in Alabama bravely defying their peers. We then watch as the justices edge toward their momentous decision. The Washington Post called the result a step "toward establishing democracy in the United States." But not everyone agreed; Smith shows that business lobbies and their political allies attempted to overturn the court by calling the first Constitutional Convention since the 1780s. Thirty-three states ratified their petition--just one short of the two-thirds required"--
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Total Pages : 1032 pages
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Download or read book Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court written by and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 458 pages
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Download or read book Reapportionment Court Decisions, 1970-1980 written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Schuck
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042996773X
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Limits Of Law written by Peter Schuck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law is an increasingly pervasive force in our society. At the same time, however, the obstacles to law’s effectiveness are also growing. In The limits of Law, Yale law professor Peter H, Schuck draws on law, social science, and history to explore this momentous clash between law’s compelling promise of ordered liberty and the realistic limits of its capacity to deliver on this promise. Schuck first discusses the constraints within which law must work–law’s own complexity, the cultural chasms it must bridge, and the social diversity it must accommodate–and proceeds to consider the ways law uses regulatory, legislative, and adjudicatory processes to influence social behavior. He shows how politics shapes regulation, how regulation might incorporate individualized equity, and how it can best be reformed. Turning to legislation, he justifies a strong role for special interest groups, dissects purely symbolic statutes, and defends broad delegations of legislative power to regulatory agencies. Concerning adjudication, Schuck analyzes the courts’ efforts to advance social justice by controlling federal agencies, constitutionalizing politics, managing mass toxic tort disputes, and reforming public services and institutions. His concluding chapter draws together some general lessons about law’s limits and possibilities for improving democratic governance.
Author : Jack Salzman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521266871
Total Pages : 980 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (668 download)
Download or read book American Studies written by Jack Salzman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1986-08-29 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major three-volume bibliography, including an additional supplement, of an annotated listing of American Studies monographs published between 1900 and 1988.
Author : Thomas E. Mann
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815797923
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (157 download)
Download or read book Party Lines written by Thomas E. Mann and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2008-05-31 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legitimacy of the American electoral system depends on sustaining reasonable levels of fairness, accountability, responsiveness, and common sense. Recent Congressional elections fly in the face of those requirements, however, with a startling lack of competition, growing ideological polarization, and a fierce struggle between the parties to manipulate the electoral rules of the game. Party Lines addresses these problems head on in an authoritative and timely analysis of redistricting in the United States. The practice of state legislatures redrawing district lines after the decennial census has long been a controversial aspect of our governing system. Recent developments have added new urgency to earlier debates. The sorry spectacle of mid-decade partisan gerrymandering in Texas renewed public attention to the potential problems of redistricting, reinforcing the view that it is unfairly dominated by self-serving elected officials and parties. The perfunctory character of Congressional elections is another growing problem—in 2002, only four House incumbents were defeated in the general election, the lowest in American history. Despite a hotly contested presidential contest in 2004, that number increased by only three. In Pa rty Lines, eminent political analysts explain the legal and political history of redistricting since the one person–one vote revolution in the 1960s and place it in the larger context of American politics. The authors document the impact of redistricting on competition, polarization, and partisan fairness, and they assess the role technology played in the redistricting process. The final chapter analyzes options for reform, including most importantly the use of independent redistricting commissions as an alternative to the normal state legislative process. Redistricting reform is no panacea but it is a start toward ensuring that American voters still have the largest say in who will represent them. Contributors include Micah
Author : Theodore Rueter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315286351
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (152 download)
Download or read book The Politics of Race written by Theodore Rueter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the relationship between race and American politics, organised around the institutions and processes of American government. It includes readings by individuals like Bill Clinton, Charles Hamilton, and Carol Swain, across a wide variety of ideological perspectives.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Nomination of Robert H. Bork to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Congressional Anti-gerrymandering Act of 1979 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 312 pages
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Download or read book Prologue written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Bureau of the Budget. Library
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Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Public Management Sources written by United States. Bureau of the Budget. Library and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kyle Kondik
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821447343
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)
Download or read book The Long Red Thread written by Kyle Kondik and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incisive study that shows how Republicans transformed the US House of Representatives into a consistent GOP stronghold—with or without a majority. Long-term Democratic dominance in the US House of Representatives gave way to a Republican electoral advantage and frequently held majority following the GOP takeover in 1994. Republicans haven’t always held the majority in recent decades, but nationalization, partisan realignment, and the gerrymandering of House seats have contributed to a political climate in which they've had an edge more often than not for nearly thirty years. The Long Red Thread examines each House election cycle from 1964 to 2020, surveying academic and journalistic literature to identify key trends and takeaways from more than a half-century of US House election results in order to predict what Americans can expect to see in the future.
Author : Andrew Hacker
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789125553
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)
Download or read book Congressional Districting written by Andrew Hacker and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SUPREME COURT’S decision in the case of Baker v. Carr, handed down in the spring of 1962, opened the way for reform of antiquated and inequitable patterns of representation in state legislatures. Over the ensuing twelve months, districting arrangements have been challenged in many states, and in several of them the legislatures have convened to draw up new districts which better reflect their actual population distribution. The Court’s decision has raised a number of issues, including the question whether the drive for more equal representation in the state legislatures will affect the United States Congress. The Brookings Institution therefore asked Prof. Andrew Hacker, of the Depart. of Government, Cornell University, to prepare a problem paper that would examine the present congressional districts from the viewpoint of the problems that might arise in connection with reapportionment in the states. The objective was a brief informative analysis drawing largely on available materials, with an early deadline precluding much new research. Mr. Hacker’s report approaches this subject from several vantage points. Among these are: the constitutional and historical background of congressional districting; state and judicial action as it applies to the Congress; reasons for the disproportion between votes cast and seats won; and the extent and consequences of inequalities in representation in the House of Representatives. Mr. Hacker indicates that the House does not give an equal voice to all of its constituents, and that prevailing inequities may become even more pronounced since the forces opposing reform feel strongly that justice is on their side, and the courts have yet to indicate how far they will go in applying the doctrine of equal representation enunciated in Baker v. Carr—or, indeed, whether they will apply it at all to congressional districts.—Robert Calkins
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1102 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard G. Niemi
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 145227634X
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)
Download or read book Guide to State Politics and Policy written by Richard G. Niemi and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No previous book has pulled together into one place a single, comprehensive volume that provides up-to-date coverage of state government and politics, along with the states’ current and future public policies. This new book does just that, offering students, scholars, citizens, policy advocates, and state specialists accessible information on state politics and policy in 34 topical chapters written by experts in the field. The guide provides contemporary analysis of state institutions, processes, and public policies, along with both historical and theoretical perspectives that help readers develop a comprehensive understanding of the 50 U.S. states’ complex and changing political spheres. Those who use this volume—from experienced scholars to neophytes—can rely upon the guide to provide: Basic factual information on state politics and policy Core explanatory frameworks and competing arguments Insightful coverage of major policy areas as they have played out in the states.
