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TL;DR: The authors reviewed the evidence regarding trends and consequences of both racial and economic school segregation since Brown and found that the most significant declines in black-white school segregation occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Abstract: Since the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, researchers and policy makers have paid close attention to trends in school segregation. Here we review the evidence regarding trends and consequences of both racial and economic school segregation since Brown. The evidence suggests that the most significant declines in black-white school segregation occurred in the late 1960s and early 1970s. There is disagreement about the direction of more recent trends in racial segregation, largely driven by how one defines and measures segregation. Depending on the definition used, segregation has either increased substantially or changed little, although there are important differences in the trends across regions, racial groups, and institutional levels. Limited evidence on school economic segregation makes documenting trends difficult, but students appear to be more segregated by income across schools and districts today than in 1990. We also discuss the role of desegregation litigation, demogra...
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TL;DR: The list of Supreme Court decisions most likely to be over-rooted by Congress is given in this article. But it does not specify the most likely ones to be overridden by Congress.
Abstract: 1. CONGRESSIONAL OVERRIDES OF THE SUPREME COURT'S STATUTORY INTERPRETATION DECISIONS, 1967-90 ......................... 335 A. Congressional Override Legislation, 1967-90 ................ 336 B. Congressional Monitoring of Supreme Court Statutory Decisions (Judiciary Committees), 1979-87 ......................... 341 C. Supreme Court Decisions Most Likely To Be Overridden by Congress ........................................ 343
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01 Jan 1999
TL;DR: Canon as mentioned in this paper argued that the unintended consequences of black majority districts actually contradict the common wisdom that whites will not be adequately represented in these areas, and that minority districting is good for the country as a whole.
Abstract: Since the creation of minority-dominated congressional districts in 1991, the Supreme Court has condemned the move as akin to "political apartheid", while many African-American leaders argue that such districts are required for authentic representation. In this treatment of the subject, David Canon shows that the unintended consequences of black majority districts actually contradict the common wisdom that whites will not be adequately represented in these areas. Not only do black candidates need white votes to win, but this crucial "swing" vote often decides the race. And, once elected, even the black members who appeal primarily to black voters usually do a better job than white members of walking the racial tightrope, balancing the needs of their diverse constituents. Ultimately, Canon contends, minority districting is good for the country as a whole. These districts not only give African Americans a greater voice in the political process, they promote a politics of commonality - a biracial politics - rather than a politics of difference.
356 citations
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01 Aug 1994
TL;DR: Interest Group Politics as mentioned in this paper presents a broad spectrum of scholarship on interest groups past and present and explores the role of money, technology, grassroots lobbying, issue advocacy advertising, and much more in interest group influence.
Abstract: "Interest Group Politics" presents a broad spectrum of scholarship on interest groups past and present. In a time of partisan parity, when control of Congress is always within reach of the minority party at the next election, interest groups have every incentive to keep the pressure on. And they do. But the imbalance of influence that tilts toward moneyed interests is one of the cornerstones of the political system. What does this mean for equal representation? In nineteen chapters, noted political scientists explore the role of money, technology, grassroots lobbying, issue advocacy advertising, and much more in interest group influence. Students will learn how the National Rifle Association has become one of the most effective lobbying groups in America, what opportunities the openness of the American political process has offered ethnic groups both within and outside the United States, how the role of interest groups in elections has changed (including 527's), what effect religious organizations had in the 2004 elections, and how interest groups affect Supreme Court nominations.
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