Taking Down the "Big Tent": The effects of term limits and gerrymandering on polarization in state legislatures

• In Event: JSS SESSION: Parties and Advocacy in Congress

Brief Overview

American political parties need to be welcoming to both moderates and those at the far ends of a party’s leanings. Term limits was intended to keep elections competitive. Has gerrymandering reversed that effect and allowed polarization to increase?

Author

• Anthony Jesuale, Wayne State University