The Political Battle over Congressional Redistricting
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The Political Battle over Congressional Redistricting

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The Political Battle over Congressional Redistricting

About this book

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 process that Governor Engler envisioned, redistricting has led to repeated court battles waged on such traditional democratic values as one person, one vote, and minority rights. Instead of being an opportunity to help ensure maximum representation for the citizens, the process has become a cat and mouse game in many states with citizen representation seemingly the farthest idea from anyone's mind. From a purely political perspective, those in power in the state legislature at the time of redistricting largely act like they have unilateral authority to do as they please. In this volume, contributors discuss why such an assumption is concerning in the modern political environment.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Chapter 1: Tom and “Gerry”?
  4. Chapter 2: Utah
  5. Chapter 3: Incumbency, Influence, and Race
  6. Chapter 4: Swimming against the Tide
  7. Chapter 5: Redistricting the Peach State1
  8. Chapter 6: “Fair” Districts in Florida
  9. Chapter 7: Congressional Redistricting in Louisiana
  10. Chapter 8: Redistricting in Massachusetts
  11. Chapter 9: Michigan
  12. Chapter 10: Redistricting in Arizona
  13. Chapter 11: Carving Lines in the Cascades
  14. Chapter 12: Missouri
  15. Chapter 13: Congressional Redistricting in New Jersey
  16. Chapter 14: Lone Star Lines
  17. Chapter 15: Redistricting Congressional Districts in Ohio
  18. Chapter 16: Raw Political Power, Gerrymandering, and the Illusion of Fairness
  19. Chapter 17: Redistricting in Iowa 2011
  20. Chapter 18: Drawing Congressional Districts in Illinois
  21. Chapter 19: New York Redistricting in Action
  22. Chapter 20: Why Redistricting Matters
  23. About the Editors
  24. About the Contributors