THE FINAL ARBITER: The Consequences of Bush v. Gore for Law and Politics -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- 1. Bushed and Gored: A Brief Review of the Initial Literature -- PART I. Legal Consequences -- 2. The Politics of Constitutional Choices in Light of Bush v. Gore (2000) -- 3. Bush v. Gore and the Distortion of Common Law Remedies -- 4. Bush v. Gore and Equal Protection: A Unique Case? -- 5. Political Equality After Bush v. Gore: A First Amendment Approach to Voting Rights -- 6. Bush v. Gore's Place in the Rehnquist Court's Federalism Oeuvre -- PART II. Political Consequences -- 7. Governing After Bush v. Gore: The Challenges of Competitive Partisanship -- 8. Who Needs a Mandate? : The Election 2000 Hullabaloo and the Bush Administration's Governing Agenda -- 9. Election 2000 and the Future of Electoral Administration: Gauging the Impact of Bush v. Gore on State-Level Electoral Reform -- 10. Election 2000 and Its Impact on Campaign Strategy -- 11. The Impact of Bush v. Gore and Election 2000 on the Judicial Selection Process -- 12. Testing the Limits of Democracy Pragmatic Legitimacy and the Election of 2000 -- 13. Reliving Groundhog Day? : The 2004 Presidential Election and the Legacy of Bush v. Gore -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.