The Right to Vote: Rights and Liberties Under the LawBloomsbury Publishing, 20 Okt 2004 - 453 halaman From its roots in early English rules to its practice today, this work covers the evolution, expansion, and ongoing debates regarding "the first liberty" in America. The Right to Vote: Rights and Liberties under the Law tracks the expansion of the franchise in America from colonial times to the present. Opening with a case study establishing the importance of access to the ballot, the main emphasis shifts to pivotal points in American history including the hard-fought struggles for women's suffrage and racial equality. A chapter on 21st-century voting rights addresses the most unsettled issue we face today—the use of majority-minority districts to enhance the political influence of African Americans and Latinos. A parting look at free and fair elections and the 2000 presidential election debacle shows how votes not counted or improperly credited can make a mockery of the democratic process. |
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... franchise for themselves : no state was subject to voting rules imposed by other states . One state might retain a substantial property qualification for voting ; a neighboring state might abolish it altogether . Subsequent ...
... franchise for themselves : no state was subject to voting rules imposed by other states . One state might retain a substantial property qualification for voting ; a neighboring state might abolish it altogether . Subsequent ...
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... franchise ( those entitled to vote ) . Indeed , expansion or contraction or maintenance of the franchise at certain points has sometimes occurred precisely because of the perceived advantage or disadvantage that might adhere to one ...
... franchise ( those entitled to vote ) . Indeed , expansion or contraction or maintenance of the franchise at certain points has sometimes occurred precisely because of the perceived advantage or disadvantage that might adhere to one ...
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... franchise to white adult males who owned at least modest amounts of property . By standards today , this was hardly a broad franchise . Yet it was the broadest franchise at the time in a world where examples of any- thing resembling ...
... franchise to white adult males who owned at least modest amounts of property . By standards today , this was hardly a broad franchise . Yet it was the broadest franchise at the time in a world where examples of any- thing resembling ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Origins | 33 |
Toward a Nearly Universal White Manhood | 56 |
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