Law of Democracy |
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| Author:
| Issacharoff, Samuel
Karlan, Pamela S.
Pildes, Richard H. |
| Series title: | University Casebook Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58778-460-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | West Academic
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| Imprint: | Foundation Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $74.40USD $116.00 |
Book Description:
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The Law of Democracy offers a systematic exploration of the legal construction of American democracy. The book brings together a cluster of issues in law regulating the design of democratic institutions, and the book employs a variety of methods - historical, comparative, theoretical, doctrinal - to explore foundational questions in the theory and practice of democracy. Covered issues include the historical development of the individual right to vote; current struggles over racial...
More DescriptionThe Law of Democracy offers a systematic exploration of the legal construction of American democracy. The book brings together a cluster of issues in law regulating the design of democratic institutions, and the book employs a variety of methods - historical, comparative, theoretical, doctrinal - to explore foundational questions in the theory and practice of democracy. Covered issues include the historical development of the individual right to vote; current struggles over racial gerrymandering; the relationship of the state to political parties; the constitutional and policy issues surrounding campaign-finance reform; and the tension between majority rule and fair representation of minorities in democratic bodies.