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Congressional Districting
Author | : Andrew Hacker |
Publsiher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2018-12-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781789125559 |
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THE SUPREME COURT’S decision in the case of Baker v. Carr, handed down in the spring of 1962, opened the way for reform of antiquated and inequitable patterns of representation in state legislatures. Over the ensuing twelve months, districting arrangements have been challenged in many states, and in several of them the legislatures have convened to draw up new districts which better reflect their actual population distribution. The Court’s decision has raised a number of issues, including the question whether the drive for more equal representation in the state legislatures will affect the United States Congress. The Brookings Institution therefore asked Prof. Andrew Hacker, of the Depart. of Government, Cornell University, to prepare a problem paper that would examine the present congressional districts from the viewpoint of the problems that might arise in connection with reapportionment in the states. The objective was a brief informative analysis drawing largely on available materials, with an early deadline precluding much new research. Mr. Hacker’s report approaches this subject from several vantage points. Among these are: the constitutional and historical background of congressional districting; state and judicial action as it applies to the Congress; reasons for the disproportion between votes cast and seats won; and the extent and consequences of inequalities in representation in the House of Representatives. Mr. Hacker indicates that the House does not give an equal voice to all of its constituents, and that prevailing inequities may become even more pronounced since the forces opposing reform feel strongly that justice is on their side, and the courts have yet to indicate how far they will go in applying the doctrine of equal representation enunciated in Baker v. Carr—or, indeed, whether they will apply it at all to congressional districts.—Robert Calkins
Congressional Record
Author | : United States. Congress |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1084 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : UCR:31210026473015 |
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The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts 1789 1983
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Author | : Kenneth C. Martis,Clifford Lee Lord,Ruth Anderson Rowles |
Publsiher | : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0029201500 |
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Congressional District Data Book districts of the 88th Congress
Author | : United States. Bureau of the Census |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 622 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : United States |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105033963856 |
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Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy
Author | : Erik J. Engstrom |
Publsiher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2013-09-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780472119011 |
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Since the nation’s founding, the strategic manipulation of congressional districts has influenced American politics and public policy
Connecticut s Fourth Congressional District
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Author | : Gary L. Rose |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Election districts |
ISBN | : 1888112107 |
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History of the fourth congressional district in Connecticut, profiling the congresspersons representing the district since 1943 to the present and details of key election campaigns, emphasizing the district in transition.
How Our Laws are Made
Author | : John V. Sullivan |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 72 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Government publications |
ISBN | : PURD:32754073527669 |
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The U S Congress A Very Short Introduction
Author | : Donald A. Ritchie |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 2016-06-21 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780190280161 |
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In the second edition of The U.S. Congress, Donald A. Ritchie, a congressional historian for more than thirty years, takes readers on a fascinating, behind-the-scenes tour of Capitol Hill, pointing out the key players, explaining their behavior, and translating parliamentary language into plain English. No mere civics lesson, this eye-opening book provides an insider's perspective on Congress, matched with a professional historian's analytical insight. After a swift survey of the creation of Congress by the constitutional convention, he begins to unscrew the nuts and pull out the bolts. What is it like to campaign for Congress? To attract large donors? To enter either house with no seniority? He answers these questions and more, explaining committee assignments and committee work, the role of staffers and lobbyists, floor proceedings, parliamentary rules, and coalition building. Ritchie explores the great effort put into constituent service-as representatives and senators respond to requests from groups and individuals-as well as media relations and news coverage. He also explores how the grand concepts we all know from civics class--checks and balances, advise and consent, congressional oversight--work in practice in an age of strong presidents and a muscular Senate minority.