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CHAPTER 11 A Country Divided
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
- Introduction 1
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PART I Voting
- CHAPTER 1 The Best Way to Choose the Winner 9
- CHAPTER 2 The Worst Way to Choose the Winner 28
- CHAPTER 3 From Best to Worst 53
- CHAPTER 4 The Impossible Democracy 99
- CHAPTER 5 To Each Their Own 112
- CHAPTER 6 Strategy and Manipulation 124
- CHAPTER 7 And the Winner Is . . . 141
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PART II Representation
- CHAPTER 8 This Old House 147
- CHAPTER 9 Rather Divisive than Indecisive 173
- CHAPTER 10 Divisor and Conquer 183
- CHAPTER 11 A Country Divided 207
- CHAPTER 12 Math v. Gerrymandering 228
- CHAPTER 13 Proportional Representation 273
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PART III Civic Infrastructure
- CHAPTER 14 The Electoral College 305
- CHAPTER 15 The Citizen- Mathematician 336
- An Infrastructure Plan 340
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 341
- GLOSSARY 345
- FIGURE CREDITS AND SOURCES 353
- NOTES 355
- INDEX 381
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
- Introduction 1
-
PART I Voting
- CHAPTER 1 The Best Way to Choose the Winner 9
- CHAPTER 2 The Worst Way to Choose the Winner 28
- CHAPTER 3 From Best to Worst 53
- CHAPTER 4 The Impossible Democracy 99
- CHAPTER 5 To Each Their Own 112
- CHAPTER 6 Strategy and Manipulation 124
- CHAPTER 7 And the Winner Is . . . 141
-
PART II Representation
- CHAPTER 8 This Old House 147
- CHAPTER 9 Rather Divisive than Indecisive 173
- CHAPTER 10 Divisor and Conquer 183
- CHAPTER 11 A Country Divided 207
- CHAPTER 12 Math v. Gerrymandering 228
- CHAPTER 13 Proportional Representation 273
-
PART III Civic Infrastructure
- CHAPTER 14 The Electoral College 305
- CHAPTER 15 The Citizen- Mathematician 336
- An Infrastructure Plan 340
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 341
- GLOSSARY 345
- FIGURE CREDITS AND SOURCES 353
- NOTES 355
- INDEX 381