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The Political Battle over Congressional Redistricting
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2013
Summary
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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Copyright year
2013
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-6983-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-6984-1
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
442
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Preface No access
Chapter 1. Tom and “Gerry”?: The Cat and Mouse Game of Congressional Redistricting No access Pages 1 - 16
Chapter 2. Utah: Pizza Slices, Doughnut Holes, and One-Party Dominance No access Pages 17 - 42
Chapter 3. Incumbency, Influence, and Race: Redistricting, South Carolina Style No access Pages 43 - 66
Chapter 4. Swimming against the Tide: Partisan Gridlock and the 2011 Nevada Redistricting No access Pages 67 - 86
Chapter 5. Redistricting the Peach State No access Pages 87 - 110
Chapter 6. “Fair” Districts in Florida: New Congressional Seats, New Constitutional Standards, Same Old Republican Advantage? No access Pages 111 - 136
Chapter 7. Congressional Redistricting in Louisiana: Region, Race, Party, and Incumbents No access Pages 137 - 164
Chapter 8. Redistricting in Massachusetts No access Pages 165 - 186
Chapter 9. Michigan: Republican Domination during a Population Exodus No access Pages 187 - 204
Chapter 10. Redistricting in Arizona: An Independent Process Challenged by Partisan Politics No access Pages 205 - 234
Chapter 11. Carving Lines in the Cascades: Redistricting Washington No access Pages 235 - 250
Chapter 12. Missouri: Show Me . . . Again and Again! No access Pages 251 - 268
Chapter 13. Congressional Redistricting in New Jersey No access Pages 269 - 286
Chapter 14. Lone Star Lines: The Battle over Redistricting in Texas No access Pages 287 - 302
Chapter 15. Redistricting Congressional Districts in Ohio: An Example of a Partisan Process with Long-Lasting Consequences No access Pages 303 - 326
Chapter 16. Raw Political Power, Gerrymandering, and the Illusion of Fairness: The Pennsylvania Redistricting Process, 2001 and 2011 No access Pages 327 - 348
Chapter 17. Redistricting in Iowa 2011 No access Pages 349 - 368
Chapter 18. Drawing Congressional Districts in Illinois: Always Political, Not Always Partisan No access Pages 369 - 394
Chapter 19. New York Redistricting in Action: Legislative Inaction and Judicial Enaction No access Pages 395 - 422
Chapter 20. Why Redistricting Matters: Political Decisions and Policy Impacts No access Pages 423 - 426
