Fair Representation : Meeting the Ideal of One Man, One Vote

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The issue of fair representation will take center stage as U.S. congressional districts are reapportioned based on the 2000 Census. Using U.S. history as a guide, the authors develop a theory of fair representation that establishes various principles for translating state populations#x97;or vote tot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balinski, Michel L.
Other Authors: Young, H. Peyton
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, 2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Representative government and representation.
Proportional representation.
Apportionment (Election law)
Repartition des sieges > États-Unis > Histoire.
Gouvernement representatif > États-Unis > Histoire.
Representation proportionnelle > États-Unis > Histoire.
Apportionment (Election law) > United States > History.
Representative government and representation > United States > History.
Proportional representation > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The issue of fair representation will take center stage as U.S. congressional districts are reapportioned based on the 2000 Census. Using U.S. history as a guide, the authors develop a theory of fair representation that establishes various principles for translating state populations#x97;or vote totals of parties#x97;into a fair allocation of congressional seats. They conclude that the current apportionment formula cheats the larger states in favor of the smaller, contrary to the intentions of the founding fathers and compromising the Supreme Court's ""one man, one vote"" rulings. Balinski and Young i.
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 pages).
ISBN:9780815716341

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