How Long to Read Does Redistricting Make a Difference?

How Long Does it Take to Read Does Redistricting Make a Difference??

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 17 minutes to read Does Redistricting Make a Difference? by Mark E. Rush

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1812 the Jeffersonian-dominated Massachusetts legislature, with the approval of Governor Elbridge Gerry, split Essex County in an effort to dilute the strength of the Federalists. Noting the resemblance of the new, oddly shaped district to a well-known amphibian, a local newspaper dubbed the creation a "gerrymander." Less well known about this oft-recounted episode of American history, writes political scientist Mark Rush, is its outcome: in the ensuing election, the Federalists won the district anyway. Today, politically divisive redistricting--gerrymandering to some--still causes bitter reapportionment disputes, renewed threats of class action lawsuits, and legislative wrangling. In Does Redistricting Make a Difference? Rush offers a skeptical inquiry into this controversy and a critical assessment of the assumptions underlying current analyses of the redistricting process. He focuses on long-term voting results in redrawn districts and concludes that redistricting--at least given present criteria and guidelines--has little impact. By showing how difficult it is to perpetrate a successful partisan gerrymander, Rush challenges the notion that an electorate can be organized into Democratic and Republican "groups." He further questions the validity of current political research--and highly paid political consulting--undertaken on the assumption that such organization is feasible. Certain to provoke discussion and debate, Does Redistricting make a Difference? is a timely look at a topic as controversial today as it was in the days of Elbridge Gerry.

How long is Does Redistricting Make a Difference??

Does Redistricting Make a Difference? by Mark E. Rush is 194 pages long, and a total of 49,276 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 60% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Does Redistricting Make a Difference? Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 29 minutes to read Does Redistricting Make a Difference? aloud.

What Reading Level is Does Redistricting Make a Difference??

Does Redistricting Make a Difference? is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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