The U.S. Supreme Court and the electoral process / David K. Ryden, editor ; foreword by Lee Epstein.

Other author Ryden, David K.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed., rev. and updated.
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxvi, 368 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Variant title US Supreme Court and the electoral process
Variant title United States Supreme Court and the electoral process
Contents The U.S. Supreme Court, the electoral process, and the quest for representation: an overview / David K. Ryden -- Representation rights and the Rehnquist years: the viability of the "communities of interest" approach / Nancy Maveety -- Vote dilution, party dilution, and the Voting Rights Act: the search for "fair and effective representation" / Howard A. Scarrow -- Districting and the meanings of pluralism: the court's futile search for standards in Kiryas Joel / Stephen E. Gottleib -- Back to the future: the enduring dilemmas revealed in the Supreme Court's treatment of political parties / Michael A. Fitts -- Partisan autonomy or state regulatory authority? The court as mediator / Paul R. Petterson -- The Supreme Court's patronage decisions and the theory and practice of politics / Cynthia Grant Bowman -- Entrenching the two-party system: the Supreme Court's fusion decision / Douglas J. Amy -- To curb parties or to court them? Seeking a constitutional framework for campaign finance reform / David K. Ryden -- Plebiscites and minority rights: a contrarian view / Bradley A. Smith -- Bush v. Gore typifies the Rehnquist Court's hostility to voters / Stephen E. Gottlieb -- An agnostic assessment of the 2000 Presidential election / Mark E. Rush -- What Bush v. Gore does and does not tell us about the Supreme Court and electoral politics / David K. Ryden -- The imperiousness of Bush v. Gore / Jeff Polet -- The Supreme Court has no theory of politics-and be thankful for small favors / Daniel H. Lowenstein -- The Supreme Court as architect of election law: summing up, looking ahead / David K. Ryden.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 323-341) and index.
LCCN 2002019496
ISBN087840886X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks KF4886 .A5 U17 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold