The End of Inequality
Subtitle: One Person, One Vote, and the Transformation of American Politics
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: W. W. Norton; Norton
Published: March 19, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780393931037
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory; 20th century; Apportionment (Election law); History; Proportional representation; United States
Description: This book takes a close look at Baker v. Carr, the pivotal Supreme Court case that established the right to equal representation in state legislatures for every American. The authors detail the history of "one person, one vote" in American political theory and politics, and tell the story of the people--presidents, legislators, judges, lawyers, and ordinary citizens--who fought the battles to define this fundamental feature of American democracy.