Drawing the lines : constraints on partisan gerrymandering in U.S. politics /
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Author / Creator: | Seabrook, Nicholas R., author. |
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Imprint: | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017. ©2017 |
Description: | 1 online resource (v, 141 pages) |
Language: | English |
Series: | Canadian theses = Theses canadiennes. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11676024 |
ISBN: | 9781501707797 1501707795 9781501707780 1501707787 9781501705311 1501705318 9781501705311 |
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. In English. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 21, 2017). |
Summary: | Radical redistricting plans, such as that pushed through by Texas governor Rick Perry in 2003, are frequently used for partisan purposes. Perry's plan sent twenty-one Republicans (and only eleven Democrats) to Congress in the 2004 elections. Such heavy-handed tactics strike many as contrary to basic democratic principles. In 'Drawing the Lines', Nicholas R. Seabrook uses a combination of political science methods and legal studies insights to investigate the effects of redistricting on U.S. House elections. He concludes that partisan gerrymandering poses far less of a threat to democratic accountability than conventional wisdom would suggest. |
Other form: | Print version: Seabrook, Nicholas R. Drawing the lines. Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2017 9781501705311 |
Standard no.: | 10.7591/9781501707797 |
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