TY - BOOK AU - Issacharoff,Samuel AU - Karlan,Pamela S. AU - Pildes,Richard H. TI - Law of democracy: legal structure of the political process T2 - University casebook series SN - 9781599419350 U1 - 342.7307 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, PB - Foundation Press Thomson/West KW - Democracy KW - United States KW - Cases KW - Representative government and representation KW - Election law KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes index N2 - Contents An introduction to the design of democratic institutions The right to participate The reapportionment revolution The role of political parties Money and politics Preclearance and the voting rights act Majority rule and minority vote dilution : constitutional and legislative approaches Racial vote dilution under the Voting Rights Act Redistricting and representation Race and representation : a new synthesis? Direct democracy Remedial possibilities for defective elections Alternative democratic structures ER -