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Maximization, Whatever the Cost : Race, Redistricting, and the Department of Justice by Maurice T. Cunningham (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100275966496
ISBN-139780275966492
eBay Product ID (ePID)1741650
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMaximization, Whatever the Cost : Race, Redistricting, and the Department of Justice
SubjectElection Law, American Government / Legislative Branch, General, American Government / National, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLaw, Political Science, Social Science
AuthorMaurice T. Cunningham
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-035969
Reviews"...a refreshing addition to the VRA literature because it is not a piece of advocacy....a breath of fresh air and a succinct inquiry into the politics and implementation of the Voting Rights Act. It puts the many works of advocacy that characterize the voting rights literature into a thoughtful political science perspective." American Political Science Review
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentPreface The Mystery of Racial Redistricting in the Nineties Transformation Bureaucratic Culture of the Voting Section The Department's New Interpretation of the Voting Rights Act External Influences on the Department's Decision-Making From Compromised Compliance to Conquered Provinces Processes and Products of Voting rights Enforcement Selected Bibliography
SynopsisDuring the early 1990s the Department of Justice used its Voting Rights Act power to object to racially unfair redistricting laws to force states to maximize minority congressional districts. The results were dramatic: Congressional Black Caucus membership swelled from 25 to 38 and nine new Hispanic congresspersons were sworn in. Only three years later, the maximization strategy lay in ruins. The courts forced many of the new minority districts to be redrawn and the judiciary reserved especially harsh criticism for the Department. Cunningham examines and analyzes how the Department came to adopt the maximization strategy. He explores the bureaucratic culture of the Division's Voting Section, its history, and the interaction of its progressive career staff with more conservative political appointees. The Division works amidst a vibrant interest group environment, with civil rights advocates, the state, and political parties eager for influence. Cunningham shows how that influence contest was won by the civil rights groups, how their preferred interpretations of fair redistricting and discriminatory purpose were adopted by the Division, and how their chosen districting models were forced upon states by the Division. He examines the effect the Department has had on federalism, representation, and its own impaired credibility with the judiciary. Finally, he suggests how the Division might resurrect its damaged reputation for balanced enforcement. An important study for scholars, students, and public policy makers involved with civil rights, public administration, and public law.
LC Classification NumberKF4905
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