Gerrymandering. Stephen K. Medvic

      

CONTENTS

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Acknowledgements

      5  1 What’s the Problem? The Need to Draw District Boundaries Fair Elections Representation Plan of the Book Conclusion Notes

      6  2 A Brief History of Gerrymandering Districts in Early American History Redistricting in the Mid- to Late Nineteenth Century Redistricting in the Early to Mid-Twentieth Century Conclusion Notes

      7  3 The Legal Status of Gerrymandering The Apportionment Cases Racial Gerrymandering Cases Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Conclusion Notes

      8  4 How Gerrymandering Works Who is Responsible for Drawing the Maps? Redistricting Criteria How Redistricting is Done How to Gerrymander Districts Conclusion Notes

      9  5 The Consequences of Gerrymandering The Effect on Candidates and Parties The Effect on Voters Polarization Conclusion Notes

      10  6 Reform Proposals Bureaucratic Redistricting – The “Iowa Model” and Missouri’s (Short-Lived) State Demographer Independent Redistricting Commissions and Public Involvement Multimember Districts Conclusion Notes

      11  Further Reading

      12  Bibliography

      13  Index

      14  End User License Agreement

      Guide

      1  Cover

      2  Table of Contents

      3  Title Page

      4  Copyright

      5  Acknowledgements

      6  Begin Reading

      7  Further Reading

      8  Bibliography

      9  Index

      10  End User License Agreement

      List of Figures

      1 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 The Original Gerrymander

      2 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Texas’ 30th Congressional District (1996)

      3 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Distribution of Voters in a Hypothetical StateFigure 4.2 Square Party GerrymanderFigure 4.3a Circle Party Gerrymander (Cracking)Figure 4.3b Circle Party Gerrymander (Packing)Figure 4.4 Non-Partisan Redistricting Commission

      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 1Table 1.1 Hypothetical Example of Good Dyadic (District-Level) Representation but Poor Col…Table 1.2 Hypothetical Example of Poor Dyadic (District-Level) Representation but Good Col…

      2 Chapter 6Table 6.1 States using Redistricting Commissions

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