Voting Rights and Redistricting in the United States

Herausgeber: Rush, Mark E.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This up-to-date collection of essays addresses key elements of the law and politics of voting rights: the Supreme Court's jurisprudence, the impact of the Voting Rights Act, and the opportunities for enhanced minority representation posed by alternative electoral systems. This volume, comprised of contributions by leading legal and political science practitioners in the field of voting rights, will be a valuable resource to experienced researchers and newcomers to the field. It includes current assessments of the intricacies of the Supreme Court's decisions, current research on the impact of the the Voting Rights Act on the various minority groups it purports to assist, and critical analysis of the use of alternative electoral systems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 690g
• ISBN-13: 9780313299483
• ISBN-10: 031329948X
• Artikelnr.: 21930481

Autorenporträt

MARK E. RUSH is Associate Professor of Politics at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. /e

Inhaltsangabe

Jurisprudential Concerns Equal Representation or Guardian Democracy? The
Supreme Court's Foray into the Politics of Reapportionment and its Legacy
by Anthony Peacock Race and Representation in the Supreme Court by Daniel
H. Lowenstein The Impact of Minority Voting Rights Jurisprudence on
Political Parties by Daniel H. Lowenstein The Impact of the Voting Rights
Act The Impact of the Voting Rights Act on African-Americans: Second and
Third Generation Issues by Pamela S. Karlan Voting Rights Mismatch: The
Challenge of Applying the Voting Rights Act to "Other Minorities" by Bruce
E. Cain and Kenneth P. Miller Women, Representation, and Political Rights
by Wilma Rule The Impact of Reapportionment on Congress and State
Legislatures by Timothy O'Rourke Electoral Systems and Their Impact
Minority Electoral Opportunities and Alternative Election Systems in the
United States by Richard L. Engstrom Malapportionment and Gerrymandering in
Other Countries and Alternative Electoral Systems by Richard S. Katz The
Promise of Electoral Systems and the Perils of Electoral Reform by Mark E.
Rush Bibliography Table of Cases Index