How American governments work : a handbook of city, county, regional, state, and federal operations / [edited by] Roger L. Kemp.

pt. 1. National election practices. Representative democracy / Joseph F.Zimmerman -- Voter rights litigation / Lee L. Blackman and Erich R. Luschei -- The Voting Rights Act and the Supreme Court / Olethia Davis -- Redistricting andthe Supreme Court / Richard L. Engstrom -- Voting rights remedies / Edward Still and Robert Richie -- part 2. City government. The state of the cities / Roger L. Kemp -- City government forms / Charles R. Adrian -- City government structures / Tari Renner and Victor S. DeSantis -- Separating the powers / Michele Frisby-- The council-manager plan / William H. Hansell, Jr.-- part 3. County government. Overview of county governments / Tanis J. Salant -- County governments and change / Victor S. DeSantis -- City-county consolidations / Julianne Duvall -- Theevolutionary consolidation model / Herbert H. Hughes and Charles Lee -- Counties in transition / Robert D. Thomas -- part 4. Regional government. Models of regional government / Richard Sybert -- Regional cooperation / Theodore Hers