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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... tion was a function of the validity of their indictments . That ques- tion , in turn , rested on the constitutionality of two sections of the Enforcement , or Ku Klux Klan , Act of 1871 , the second act Congress had passed in ...
... tion was a function of the validity of their indictments . That ques- tion , in turn , rested on the constitutionality of two sections of the Enforcement , or Ku Klux Klan , Act of 1871 , the second act Congress had passed in ...
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... tion of candidates without discrimination by the State , like the right to vote in a general election , is a right secured by the Consti- tution . " The question then became whether the state of Texas had engaged in forbidden ...
... tion of candidates without discrimination by the State , like the right to vote in a general election , is a right secured by the Consti- tution . " The question then became whether the state of Texas had engaged in forbidden ...
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... tion , are a greater worry with the latter than with the former . In- ternet voting could also easily encompass a voting period of more than one day — an election " window " as opposed to a single elec- tion day . Moving more in that ...
... tion , are a greater worry with the latter than with the former . In- ternet voting could also easily encompass a voting period of more than one day — an election " window " as opposed to a single elec- tion day . Moving more in that ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Origins | 33 |
Toward a Nearly Universal White Manhood | 56 |
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