The U.S. Supreme Court, the electoral process, and the quest for representation: an overview / David K. Ryden. -- Representation rights and the Rehnquist years: the viability of the "communities of interest" approach / Nancy Maveety. -- Vote dilution, party dilution, and the voting rights act: the search for "fair and effective representation" / Howard A. Scarrow. -- Districting and the meanings of pluralism: the court's futile search for standards in Kiryas Joel / Stephen E. Gottlieb. -- Back to the future: the enduring dilemmas revealed in the Supreme Court's treatment of political parties / Michael A. Fitts. -- Party autonomy or state regulatory authority? The court as mediator / Paul R. Petterson. -- The Supreme Court's patronage decisions and the theory and practice of politics / Cynthia Grant Bowman. -- Entrenching the two-party system: the supreme court's fusion decision / Douglas J. Amy. -- To curb parties or court them? Seeking a constitutional framework for campaign finance reform / Daniel K. Ryden. -- Plebiscites and minority rights: A contrarian view / Bradley A. Smith. -- A Thornton in the side: term limits, representation, and the problem of federalism / Jeff Polet. -- The Supreme Court has no theory of politics--and be thankful for small favors / Daniel H. Lowenstein. -- The Supreme Court as architect of election law: Summing up, looking ahead / Daniel K. Ryden.