The Law of Democracy
Author | : Samuel Issacharoff |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1286 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015050081366 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Law of Democracy offers a systematic exploration of the legal construction of American democracy. The book brings together a cluster of issues in law regulating the design of democratic institutions, and the book employs a variety of methods - historical, comparative, theoretical, doctrinal - to explore foundational questions in the theory and practice of democracy. Covered issues include the historical development of the individual right to vote; current struggles over racial gerrymandering; the relationship of the state to political parties; the constitutional and policy issues surrounding campaign-finance reform; and the tension between majority rule and fair representation of minorities in democratic bodies.