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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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University of Michigan Press 2013
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