Gerrymandering and voting districts

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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- What Is Gerrymandering and How Does It Affect Voters? -- Math Equations Could Help Fight Gerrymandering -- Aims and Tactics of Modern Gerrymandering -- Single-Member Elections Lead to Less Democratic and Representative Elections -- A Brief History of Gerrymandering Legal Cases -- Elections in the US Could Be Improved, But No Electoral System Is Perfect -- Winner-Take-All Elections in Single-Member Districts Are the Root of Gerrymandering -- The Supreme Court Must Decide the Legality of Using Computer Algorithms to Draw Districts -- Demanding a Solution to Gerrymandering Is the Responsibility of All Citizens -- Racial Gerrymandering Takes Many Forms -- Prison-Based Gerrymandering Artificially Inflates the Population of Districts -- Having More Political Parties Makes For More Competitive Elections -- Voter Apathy Caused by Gerrymandering Leads to Low Voter Turnout -- Portions of the Voting Rights Act That Restrict Racial Gerrymandering Are in Jeopardy -- Proportional Elections and Independent Redistricting Efforts Are Both Needed to Make Elections Fairer -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

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Santos, Rita

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