Essays about: "redistricting"

Found 2 essays containing the word redistricting.

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]
   Keywords : ;

   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. 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