Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy

Erik J. Engstrom offers a historical perspective on the effects of gerrymandering on elections and party control of the U.S. national legislature. Aside from the requirements that districts be continuous and, after 1842, that each select only one representative, there were few restrictions on congre...

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Main Author:	Engstrom, Erik J.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	University of Michigan Press 2021
Subjects:	Political Science Apportionment (politics) Congressional district Democratic Party (United States) Gerrymandering Redistricting Republican Party (United States) State legislature (United States) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPA Political science and theory
Online Access:	649968
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