Essays about: "Gerrymandering"

Found 4 essays containing the word Gerrymandering.

  1. 1. GERRYMANDERING THE SLAYING OF AMERICA’S VOTING DRAGON. A Study of Congressional Redistricting in US Elections

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Margot Mandula; [2021-10-13]
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    Abstract : This Master Thesis through the theoretical construction of depoliticization and public bureaucracy a discussion of US Congressional elections and the role of their redistricting authorities will lead the discussion of keeping the government “above politics”. Through a Qualitative Comparative Case Study of two separate redistricting authorities, coupled with a content analysis of legislative information on redistricting organization, legal cases and interviews with acting attorneys, the thesis will attempt to analyze the process links between redistricting authorities and election results from the 2012 US Congressional Elections. READ MORE

  3. 2. Partisan Gerrymandering and the U.S Supreme Court - What is the Problem Represented to be?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maximilian Björklund Claesson; [2020]
    Keywords : Partisan Gerrymandering; U.S Supreme Court; Bacchi; Gill v. Whitford; Rucho v. Common Cause; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : A verdict in 2019 from the U.S Supreme Court that resulted in the withdrawal of the power of lower federal courts to judge in cases of partisan gerrymandering was a contested and debated one, both inside and outside the courtroom. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gerrymandering Optimization : An Assessment of the Possibility of Gerrymandering in Swedish Municipal Elections

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : Petter Kihlström; [2018]
    Keywords : Gerrymandering; Optimization; Integer programming; Spatial unit allocation;

    Abstract : This study examined possibilities of preforming gerrymandering within Swedish municipal elections before 2015, when new regulations contributing to guaranteeing a proportional seat allocation and thereby eliminating the risk of gerrymandering altogether were introduced. As the configuration of the districting problems in Swedish elections follows that of spatial unit allocation, these problems could be modelled as integer-programming problems including previously formulated constraints guaranteeing necessary geometrical and topological properties of districts as well as additional objectives and constraints promoting desired seat allocations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Manipulating the Lines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Linnea Lehmkuhl; [2013]
    Keywords : redistricting commissions; redistricting; gerrymander; structural approach; Arizona; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The redistricting process in the United States of America has been viewed as an unfair, manipulative procedure of drawing redistricting lines to benefit the politicians in power. In an attempt to stop this by creating a more transparent and improved redistricting process, certain states have implemented redistricting commissions for both state legislative and congressional redistricting. READ MORE