The First Branch: Changing Congressional Boundaries
Redistricting, changing Congressional boundaries every ten years based on population shifts recorded by the census, is one of the most conflictual events In politics. The party in control tries to get as many of their partisans elected as possible, ...
Struggle for Equality, The: Impact of Affirmative Action, The
Very few minority students would have been admitted to college or into professional programs without the assistance of affirmative action. In recent years, however, Supreme Court rulings "have been hard" on such programs, critics expressing concern ...
Frames of Reference: Impact of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender on Public Opinion
Race, says Sydney Verba, "is the single most important divide in American politics." People with common ethnic identities often have similar class positions and income levels as well as common issues and problems that need to be addressed. Social po...
Restless Society: Battle for Voting Rights, The
During the summer of 1964, almost 100 years after ratification of 15th amendment, thousands of civil rights workers spread throughout the South to work on behalf of black voter registration. Martin Luther King leads a group of demonstrators from Sel...