Constitutional Calculus: The Math of Justice and the Myth of Common Sense

by Jeff Suzuki

How math trumps tradition in promoting justice, fairness, and a more stable democracy.

How should we count the population of the United States? What would happen if we replaced the electoral college with a direct popular vote? What are the consequences of allowing unlimited partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts? Can six-person juries yield verdicts consistent with the needs of justice? Is it racist to stop and frisk...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 142141595X
• ISBN13: 9781421415956
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.1"