UID:
almahu_9948325775402882
Umfang:
ix, 472 p. :
,
ill., maps.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Ausgabe:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Anmerkung:
The significance of the 2003 congressional redistricting in Texas -- Partisan politics and redistricting in Texas -- Racial and ethnic politics -- Electing the right Republicans: the Republican strategy for the 2002 election -- As partisan as the law allows: Republican strategy in 2003 -- Playing defense: Democratic strategy, 2001-2003 -- You gotta be kidding! The 2003 regular session -- No better option: the Democrats break the quorum in the House of Representatives -- Personal dilemmas: the first special session -- Is there a Democratic endgame? -- Republican triumph in the Senate -- Redistricting by cabal: the final redistricting plan -- The effects of the final plan -- The dilemma for racial- and ethnic-minority lawmakers and advocacy organizations -- The role of congressman Tom DeLay, Republican activists and donors, and the White House -- The legal implications of the 2003 redistricting -- Criminal investigations and indictments -- The fall of Congressman DeLay -- Conclusion.
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
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