Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy
Engstrom evaluates redistricting plans and their electoral results from all states from 1789 through the 1960s, revealing that districting practices systematically affected the competitiveness of congressional elections; shaped the partisan composition of congressional delegations; and, on occasion,...
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| description | Engstrom evaluates redistricting plans and their electoral results from all states from 1789 through the 1960s, revealing that districting practices systematically affected the competitiveness of congressional elections; shaped the partisan composition of congressional delegations; and, on occasion, determined control of the House of Representatives.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 congressional districting. Unrestrained, state legislators drew and redrew districts to suit their own partisan agendas. With the rise of the "one-person, one-vote" doctrine and the implementation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, however, redistricting became subject to court oversight.Engstrom evaluates the abundant cross-sectional and temporal variation in redistricting plans and their electoral results from all the states, from 1789 through the 1960s, to identify the causes and consequences of partisan redistricting. His analysis reveals that districting practices across states and over time systematically affected the competitiveness of congressional elections; shaped the partisan composition of congressional delegations; and, on occasion, determined party control of the House of Representatives. Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy provides a rich look at the practice of gerrymandering. It is a nice mix of history and quantitative analysis. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-719892025-07-31T09:32:27Z Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy Engstrom, Erik J. Political Science thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government Engstrom evaluates redistricting plans and their electoral results from all states from 1789 through the 1960s, revealing that districting practices systematically affected the competitiveness of congressional elections; shaped the partisan composition of congressional delegations; and, on occasion, determined control of the House of Representatives.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 congressional districting. Unrestrained, state legislators drew and redrew districts to suit their own partisan agendas. With the rise of the "one-person, one-vote" doctrine and the implementation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, however, redistricting became subject to court oversight.Engstrom evaluates the abundant cross-sectional and temporal variation in redistricting plans and their electoral results from all the states, from 1789 through the 1960s, to identify the causes and consequences of partisan redistricting. His analysis reveals that districting practices across states and over time systematically affected the competitiveness of congressional elections; shaped the partisan composition of congressional delegations; and, on occasion, determined party control of the House of Representatives. Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy provides a rich look at the practice of gerrymandering. It is a nice mix of history and quantitative analysis. 2021-09-24T04:02:01Z 2021-09-24T04:02:01Z 2021-09-23T05:34:11Z 2013 book OCN: 864551166 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50680 9780472119011 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/71989 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50680/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50680/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50680/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50680/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50680/1/external_content.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50680/1/external_content.pdf University of Michigan Press University of Michigan Press b7359529-e5f7-4510-a59f-d7dafa1d4d17 Knowledge Unlatched 9780472119011 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Knowledge Unlatched Pilot Collection University of Michigan Press open access |
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