J. Douglas Smith
Unaffiliated Independent Scholar (Los Angeles, CA 90068-2726)
FB-52686-06
Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars
Research Programs
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[Grant products][Media coverage]
Totals:
$40,000 (approved)
$40,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
9/1/2006 – 8/31/2007
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An Unfinished Revolution: Reapportionment and the Quest for Democracy in 20th-Century America
When asked the most important issue decided by his Court, Chief Justice Earl Warren cited Baker v. Carr (1962), Reynolds v. Sims (1964), and a series of companion cases that established the principle of “one-person, one-vote” in all congressional and state legislative apportionments. Despite the importance of these cases, not one full-length monograph has appeared in print in nearly thirty-five years. During that time, numerous relevant sources have become available. Envisioned as a sweeping political and social history, this study will examine not only why the reapportionment decisions mattered as much as Warren claimed, but also how, ironically, the decisions came to matter in ways that Warren never anticipated.
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