Making the House More Representative
Hidden Costs and Unintended Consequences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6099005 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark E Rush, Mark Rush (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-24 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/420427 |
| OpenAlex | W2326464710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Perhaps the most intriguing element of the current milieu of political reform is the fact that the United States Supreme Court seems to be standing in the way of many reform measures. In several recent decisions, the court has either struck down attempts to reform some element of the electoral process or upheld laws that reformers regard as problematic. For example, in response to the court's restricting the extent to which the Voting Rights Act can be used to draw majority-minority districts (Shaw v. Reno 1993; Bush v. Vera 1996; Miller v. Johnson 1995), Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) has introduced the Voters' Choice Act which would permit states to elect their congressional delegations by proportional representation (PR
Law and economics · Miller · Political process · Political science · Politics · Redistricting · Sociology · Supreme court · Supreme Court Decisions · Unintended consequences · Voting · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |