Contributor
Ryden, David K.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2000.
Descriptionxii, 322 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:The U.S. Supreme Court, the electoral process, and the quest for representation: an overview / David K. Ryden -- I. THE JUDICIAL SEARCH FOR ELECTORAL REPRESENTATION: 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. Gottlieb -- II. POLITICAL PARTIES: THE KEY TO -- OR THE SCOURGE OF -- REPRESENTATION? 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 moderator / Ford R. Patterson -- 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 -- III. THE COURT AND POLITICAL REFORM: FRIEND OR FOE? 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 -- A Tornton in the side: term limits, representation, and the problem of federalism / Jeff Polet -- IV. THE COURT, THE CONSTITUTION, AND ELECTION LAW: MERGING PRACTICE AND THEORY: The Supreme Court has no theory of politics, and be thankful for small favors / Daniel H. Lowenstein -- The Supremem Court as architect of election law: summing up, looking ahead / David K. Ryden.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-299) and index.
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