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What is political gerrymandering and why has it become such a powerful and frequently used weapon in Republican and Democratic efforts to control Congress?
Why do critics decry gerrymandering as antithetical to American democracy? How does gerrymandering contribute to political gridlock in Washington? Why does the Supreme Court treat gerrymanders based on race differently than gerrymanders based on partisan considerations? This book answers these questions and many more to provide readers with an accessible, wide-ranging survey of gerrymandering''s impact on the past, present, and future of American politics.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Background and History
Introduction
Rotten Boroughs
Gerrymandering in Colonial and Early American History
The Constitution and Representational Equality
Congressional Reapportionment
Silent Gerrymandering
Race and Gerrymandering: A Different Standard?
The U.S. Supreme Court's Reapportionment Revolution
Resistance to the Revolution
The Voting Rights Act and Racial Gerrymandering
Texas and the Perry-mander
The Weakening of the Voting Rights Act and Racial Gerrymandering Litigation
The Supreme Court and Partisan Gerrymandering: The Search for a Standard
Racial or Partisan Gerrymandering?
Republicans, REDMAP, and the Era of Extreme Gerrymanders
The End of the Voting Rights Act?
2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions
Introduction
Structural Issues
Redistricting Commissions
Mid-Decade Redistricting
The Census
Technology and Gerrymandering
Prison Gerrymandering
Partisan Gerrymandering and State Supreme Courts
Campaign Finance Reform and Gerrymandering
Political Polarization and Gerrymandering
3 Perspectives
Gerrymandering and the Crisis of Non-Competition
Prison Gerrymandering
Partisan Gerrymandering
The Voting Rights Act and Gerrymandering
4 Profiles
Individuals
William J. Brennan, Jr. and The Brennan Center for Justice
Everett Dirksen
Marc Elias and Democracy Docket
Felix Frankfurter
Bernard Grofman
Thomas Hoefeller
Eric H. Holder, Jr. and National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Groups
Common Cause
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
League of Women Voters (LWV)
Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF)
NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF)
Prison Policy Initiative(PPI)
The Roberts Court
5 Documents
Constitutional Provisions and Legislation
Article I Provisions
Fifteenth Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (excerpts)
Uniform Congressional District Act
Proposed Constitutional Amendments
James Madison's Proposed Amendment on Increasing House Size
Senator Everett Dirksen's Proposed Amendment to Overturn Reynolds v. Sims
U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
Baker v. Carr (1962)
Rucho v. Common Cause (2019)
Alexander v. The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al.
(2024)
6 Resources
Annotated Bibliography
Cases and Reference Note
Internet Resources
Videos
7 Chronology
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments
1 Background and History
Introduction
Rotten Boroughs
Gerrymandering in Colonial and Early American History
The Constitution and Representational Equality
Congressional Reapportionment
Silent Gerrymandering
Race and Gerrymandering: A Different Standard?
The U.S. Supreme Court's Reapportionment Revolution
Resistance to the Revolution
The Voting Rights Act and Racial Gerrymandering
Texas and the Perry-mander
The Weakening of the Voting Rights Act and Racial Gerrymandering Litigation
The Supreme Court and Partisan Gerrymandering: The Search for a Standard
Racial or Partisan Gerrymandering?
Republicans, REDMAP, and the Era of Extreme Gerrymanders
The End of the Voting Rights Act?
2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions
Introduction
Structural Issues
Redistricting Commissions
Mid-Decade Redistricting
The Census
Technology and Gerrymandering
Prison Gerrymandering
Partisan Gerrymandering and State Supreme Courts
Campaign Finance Reform and Gerrymandering
Political Polarization and Gerrymandering
3 Perspectives
Gerrymandering and the Crisis of Non-Competition
Prison Gerrymandering
Partisan Gerrymandering
The Voting Rights Act and Gerrymandering
4 Profiles
Individuals
William J. Brennan, Jr. and The Brennan Center for Justice
Everett Dirksen
Marc Elias and Democracy Docket
Felix Frankfurter
Bernard Grofman
Thomas Hoefeller
Eric H. Holder, Jr. and National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Groups
Common Cause
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)
League of Women Voters (LWV)
Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF)
NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF)
Prison Policy Initiative(PPI)
The Roberts Court
5 Documents
Constitutional Provisions and Legislation
Article I Provisions
Fifteenth Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (excerpts)
Uniform Congressional District Act
Proposed Constitutional Amendments
James Madison's Proposed Amendment on Increasing House Size
Senator Everett Dirksen's Proposed Amendment to Overturn Reynolds v. Sims
U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
Baker v. Carr (1962)
Rucho v. Common Cause (2019)
Alexander v. The South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, et al.
(2024)
6 Resources
Annotated Bibliography
Cases and Reference Note
Internet Resources
Videos
7 Chronology
Glossary
Index
Product details
| Published | 03 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781440881558 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 7 bw |
| Series | Contemporary World Issues |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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