Gerrymandering and voting districts /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Greenhaven Publishing,
2019.
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| Series: | At issue. American politics.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; What Is Gerrymandering and How Does It Affect Voters?; Math Equations Could Help Fight Gerrymandering; Aims and Tactics of Modern Gerrymandering; Single-Member Elections Lead to Less Democratic and Representative Elections; A Brief History of Gerrymandering Legal Cases; Elections in the US Could Be Improved, But No Electoral System Is Perfect; Winner-Take-All Elections in Single-Member Districts Are the Root of Gerrymandering; The Supreme Court Must Decide the Legality of Using Computer Algorithms to Draw Districts
- Demanding a Solution to Gerrymandering Is the Responsibility of All CitizensRacial Gerrymandering Takes Many Forms; Prison-Based Gerrymandering Artificially Inflates the Population of Districts; Having More Political Parties Makes For More Competitive Elections; Voter Apathy Caused by Gerrymandering Leads to Low Voter Turnout; Portions of the Voting Rights Act That Restrict Racial Gerrymandering Are in Jeopardy; Proportional Elections and Independent Redistricting Efforts Are Both Needed to Make Elections Fairer; Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
