Kara E. Stooksbury – författare

This indispensable, one-stop resource examines where Democrats and Republicans stand on current civil rights and liberties issues related to voting, free speech, abortion and reproductive rights, guns, and other hot button topics.Both the Democratic and Republican parties claim that they have the best interests of the nation and its people at heart, and they are equally adamant that they have the best policy solutions to address the nation's problems and challenges. Each volume in the Across the Aisle reference series examines the stated policy positions and actual voting/legislative records of the two parties (they are not always the same) on important areas of public policy, both historically and in the present day.This volume sorts through the rhetorical clutter and partisan distortions that typify so many disputes between Republicans and Democrats and provides an accurate, balanced, and even-handed overview of the parties' attitudes and records on vital civil rights and liberties questions.

What is political gerrymandering and why has it become such a powerful and frequently used weapon in Republican and Democratic efforts to control Congress? Why do critics decry gerrymandering as antithetical to American democracy? How does gerrymandering contribute to political gridlock in Washington? Why does the Supreme Court treat gerrymanders based on race differently than gerrymanders based on partisan considerations? This book answers these questions and many more to provide readers with an accessible, wide-ranging survey of gerrymandering''s impact on the past, present, and future of American politics.