Gerrymandering - A Guide to Congressional Redistricting, Dark Money, U.s. Supreme

Informationen zum Autor By Franklin L. Kury Klappentext This book explains gerrymandering and its relevance to the functioning of our government system and describes what can be done to reform it. Zusammenfassung This book explains gerrymandering and its relevance to the functioning of our government system and describes what can be done to reform it. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGlossaryChapter 1 The Anatomy of a Redistricting-Pennsylvania, a Gerrymander?Chapter 2 Elbridge Gerry's Bum Rap and How We Got to Where We AreChapter 3 Reform through the Legislature-An Uphill Struggle and Dark MoneyChapter 4 Judicial Relief-A Firm MaybeChapter 5 The Necessity for Citizens to ActThe Citizen's ToolboxIndexAbout the Author

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• Authors: Franklin Kury, Franklin L. Kury
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9780761870258
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-7025-8
• No. of pages: 132
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, Political corruption, Political structure & processes, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government, Political structure and processes, Corruption in politics, government and society, Central government, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government