A Voting Rights Odyssey
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A Voting Rights Odyssey
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Author : Laughlin McDonald
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-03-27
A Voting Rights Odyssey written by Laughlin McDonald and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-27 with History categories.
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American Indians And The Fight For Equal Voting Rights
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Author : Laughlin McDonald
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2014-10-20
American Indians And The Fight For Equal Voting Rights written by Laughlin McDonald and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-20 with History categories.
The struggle for voting rights was not limited to African Americans in the South. American Indians also faced discrimination at the polls and still do today. This book explores their fight for equal voting rights and carefully documents how non-Indian officials have tried to maintain dominance over Native peoples despite the rights they are guaranteed as American citizens. Laughlin McDonald has participated in numerous lawsuits brought on behalf of Native Americans in Montana, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. This litigation challenged discriminatory election practices such as at-large elections, redistricting plans crafted to dilute voting strength, unfounded allegations of election fraud on reservations, burdensome identification and registration requirements, lack of language assistance, and noncompliance with the Voting Rights Act. McDonald devotes special attention to the VRA and its amendments, whose protections are central to realizing the goal of equal political participation. McDonald describes past and present-day discrimination against Indians, including land seizures, destruction of bison herds, attempts to eradicate Native language and culture, and efforts to remove and in some cases even exterminate tribes. Because of such treatment, he argues, Indians suffer a severely depressed socioeconomic status, voting is sharply polarized along racial lines, and tribes are isolated and lack meaningful interaction with non-Indians in communities bordering reservations. Far more than a record of litigation, American Indians and the Fight for Equal Voting Rights paints a broad picture of Indian political participation by incorporating expert reports, legislative histories, newspaper accounts, government archives, and hundreds of interviews with tribal members. This in-depth study of Indian voting rights recounts the extraordinary progress American Indians have made and looks toward a more just future.
A History Of Voting Rights
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Author : Tamra Orr
language : en
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Release Date : 2012-05-30
A History Of Voting Rights written by Tamra Orr and has been published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Have you ever voted on something? You might have voted for pizza for dinner, which movie to watch or who should go first in a game. If you have ever voted, you know how important it is to have a voice in making decisions that are part of your life. The people who created this country knew that too and took many risks to create a country where they could speak freely about what they wanted. The battle for voting rights was a long one—with some people being allowed to vote long before others. Read about who made the decisions and who had to fight for the same rights. Seeing how hard African Americans, Native Americans, and women fought to have the right to vote reminds everyone that voting is part of what created this country—and what will help it keep growing and changing today and in the future. About each book:
The Voting Rights Act Of 1965
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Author : Garrine P. Laney
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2003
The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 written by Garrine P. Laney and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Law categories.
By passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Congress challenged the widespread evidence of disfranchisement of black citizens in certain southern states. This Act protects citizens' right to vote by forbidding covered states from using any tests that would determine eligibility to vote, by requiring these states to obtain federal approval before enacting any election laws and by assigning federal officials to monitor the registration process in certain localities. In 1970, Congress extended the Voting Rights Act for an additional 5 years and its coverage to other jurisdictions when evidence presented at congressional hearings revealed continued racial discrimination in voting. Throughout the next three decades, further legislation was added to the Act, to more wholly protect the individual citizen of this country. This book delves into the history of the Voting Rights Act as well as the current challenges and issues that face Congress. Contents: Introduction; The Voting Rights Act of 1965; The Voting Rights Amendments of 1970; The Voting Rights Amendments of 1975; The Voting Rights Amendments of 1982; The Voting Rights Amendments of 1992; Current Major Provisions of the Act; Presiden
The Future Of The Voting Rights Act
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Author : Sharyn O’Halloran
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2006-09-21
The Future Of The Voting Rights Act written by Sharyn O’Halloran and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-21 with Law categories.
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) stands among the great achievements of American democracy. Originally adopted in 1965, the Act extended full political citizenship to African-American voters in the United States nearly 100 years after the Fifteenth Amendment first gave them the vote. While Section 2 of the VRA is a nationwide, permanent ban on discriminatory election practices, Section 5, which is set to expire in 2007, targets only certain parts of the country, requiring that legislative bodies in these areas—mostly southern states with a history of discriminatory practices—get permission from the federal government before they can implement any change that affects voting. In The Future of the Voting Rights Act, David Epstein, Rodolfo de la Garza, Sharyn O'Halloran, and Richard Pildes bring together leading historians, political scientists, and legal scholars to assess the role Section 5 should play in America's future. The contributors offer varied perspectives on the debate. Samuel Issacharoff questions whether Section 5 remains necessary, citing the now substantial presence of blacks in legislative positions and the increasingly partisan enforcement of the law by the Department of Justice (DOJ). While David Epstein and Sharyn O'Halloran are concerned about political misuse of Section 5, they argue that it can only improve minority voting power—even with a partisan DOJ—and therefore continues to serve a valuable purpose. Other contributors argue that the achievements of Section 5 with respect to blacks should not obscure shortcomings in the protection of other groups. Laughlin McDonald argues that widespread and systematic voting discrimination against Native Americans requires that Section 5 protections be expanded to more counties in the west. Rodolfo de la Garza and Louis DeSipio point out that the growth of the Latino population in previously homogenous areas and the continued under-representation of Latinos in government call for an expanded Section 5 that accounts for changing demographics. As its expiration date approaches, it is vital to examine the role that Section 5 still plays in maintaining a healthy democracy. Combining historical perspective, legal scholarship, and the insight of the social sciences, The Future of the Voting Rights Act is a crucial read for anyone interested in one of this year's most important policy debates and in the future of civil rights in America.
Voting Rights Act
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Voting Rights Act written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Law categories.
Voting Rights Act Section 5
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Voting Rights Act Section 5 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Law categories.
The Right To Vote
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Author : Alexander Keyssar
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2009-06-30
The Right To Vote written by Alexander Keyssar and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with History categories.
Originally published in 2000, The Right to Vote was widely hailed as a magisterial account of the evolution of suffrage from the American Revolution to the end of the twentieth century. In this revised and updated edition, Keyssar carries the story forward, from the disputed presidential contest of 2000 through the 2008 campaign and the election of Barack Obama. The Right to Vote is a sweeping reinterpretation of American political history as well as a meditation on the meaning of democracy in contemporary American life.
Voting Rights Act Section 5 Preclearance Standards Hearing Before The Subcommittee On The Constitution Of The Committee On The Judiciary House Of Representatives One Hundred Ninth Congress First Session November 1 2005
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2006
Voting Rights Act Section 5 Preclearance Standards Hearing Before The Subcommittee On The Constitution Of The Committee On The Judiciary House Of Representatives One Hundred Ninth Congress First Session November 1 2005 written by and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Voting Rights Act The Continuing Need For Section 5 Hearing Before The Subcommittee On The Constitution Of The Committee On The Judiciary House Of Representatives One Hundred Ninth Congress First Session October 25 2005
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language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
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