Gerrymandering in America : the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the future of popular sovereignty

The Resource Gerrymandering in America : the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the future of popular sovereignty

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Gerrymandering in America : the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the future of popular sovereignty

Title remainder

the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, and the future of popular sovereignty

Statement of responsibility

Anthony J. McGann (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow) ; Charles Anthony Smith (University of California-Irvine) ; Michael Latner (California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo) ; Alex Keena (University of California-Irvine)

Language

eng

Summary

This book considers the political and constitutional consequences of Vieth v. Jubelirer (2004), where the Supreme Court held that partisan gerrymandering challenges could no longer be adjudicated by the courts. Through a rigorous scientific analysis of US House district maps, the authors argue that partisan bias increased dramatically in the 2010 redistricting round after the Vieth decision, both at the national and state level. From a constitutional perspective, unrestrained partisan gerrymandering poses a critical threat to a central pillar of American democracy, popular sovereignty. State legislatures now effectively determine the political composition of the US House. The book answers the Court's challenge to find a new standard for gerrymandering that is both constitutionally grounded and legally manageable. It argues that the scientifically rigorous partisan symmetry measure is an appropriate legal standard for partisan gerrymandering, as it logically implies the constitutional right to individual equality and can be practically applied

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DLC

Dewey number

342.73/053

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illustrations
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Index

index present

LC call number

KF4905

LC item number

.M29 2016

Literary form

non fiction

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