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Reapportionment, Regional Politics And Partisan Gains, Kenneth C. Martis, J. Clark Archer, Robert H. Watrel, Fred M. Shelly, Gerald Webster
Reapportionment, Regional Politics And Partisan Gains, Kenneth C. Martis, J. Clark Archer, Robert H. Watrel, Fred M. Shelly, Gerald Webster
Geography Faculty Publications
Geographers and demographers have been analyzing U.S. regional population change for decades. From the perspective of politics and governance, understanding these population changes over time is very important because seats in the House of Representatives are reapportioned every decade in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. Representation in the House, in turn, affects the distribution of votes in the Electoral College and thus the impact of regional population change affects the presidency as well as the Congress. As political geographers we have studied the possible impacts of this population change on elections, issues in Congress and the nation, and if a …
The Establishment And Reterritorialization Of Planning Districts In South Dakota As A Response To Economic Challenges, George W. White, Robert H. Watrel
The Establishment And Reterritorialization Of Planning Districts In South Dakota As A Response To Economic Challenges, George W. White, Robert H. Watrel
Geography Faculty Publications
Rural areas in South Dakota have been experiencing population decline over the last forty years. This has reduced tax revenues of small town and cities, in turn reducing the abilities of local governments to provide services. The concurrent rise in federal monies and federal policies has caused many local communities to reterritorialize into planning districts that are quasi-government in nature. These planning districts bring together the resources and talents of local communities to obtain much needed federal monies through grants. This is an examination of this process and its effects within South Dakota.
Political Applications Of The Geoweb: Citizen Redistricting, Jeremy W. Crampton
Political Applications Of The Geoweb: Citizen Redistricting, Jeremy W. Crampton
Geography Faculty Publications
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