Issacharoff, Samuel,

The law of democracy : legal structure of the political process / Samuel Issacharoff, (Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law) ; Pamela S. Karlan, (Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law, Stanford Law School) ; Richard H. Pildes, (Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law) ; Nathaniel Persily, (James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Stanford Law School). - Fifth edition. - xxxix, 1349 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. 103 pages ; 28 cm. - University casebook series . - University casebook series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to the design of democratic institutions -- The right to participate -- The reapportionment revolution -- The role of political parties -- Money and politics -- Vote dilution : constitutional approaches -- The Voting Rights Act -- Partisanship, race, and representation : the search for limits -- Direct democracy -- Remedial possibilities for defective elections -- Alternative democratic structures -- Documentary appendix. The United States Constitution -- The Electoral Count Act -- The Voting Rights Act of 1965.

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Democracy--United States--Cases.
Representative government and representation--United States--Cases.
Election law--United States--Cases.
Democracy.
Election law.
Politics and government.
Representative government and representation.


United States--Politics and government.
United States.


Casebooks (Law)
Trials, litigation, etc.
Casebooks (Law)

KF 4880 .A7 / .I85 2016

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