Voting Rights Act
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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 Voting Rights Act Of 1965
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Author : Laurie Collier Hillstrom
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 written by Laurie Collier Hillstrom and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with African Americans categories.
Provides a detailed account of the events that led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Explores both the racial discrimination and violence that pervaded the South and the civil rights protests that changed American voting rights. Includes a narrative overview, biographical profiles, primary source documents, and other helpful features.
The Voting Rights Act
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Author : Richard M. Valelly
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2006
The Voting Rights Act written by Richard M. Valelly and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Education categories.
Examines the Voting Rights Act which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, and describes the events leading up to it, the evolution of voting rights in the U.S., disenfranchisement of African Americans after Reconstruction, and the impact of this legislation.
The Future Of The Voting Rights Act
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Author : David Epstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-09-21
The Future Of The Voting Rights Act written by David Epstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-21 with History 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.
The Rise And Fall Of The Voting Rights Act
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Author : Charles S. Bullock
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2016-04-12
The Rise And Fall Of The Voting Rights Act written by Charles S. Bullock 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 2016-04-12 with History categories.
On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Shelby County v. Holder, invalidating a key provision of voting rights law. The decision—the culmination of an eight-year battle over the power of Congress to regulate state conduct of elections—marked the closing of a chapter in American politics. That chapter had opened a century earlier in the case of Guinn v. United States, which ushered in national efforts to knock down racial barriers to the ballot. A detailed and timely history, The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act analyzes changing legislation and the future of voting rights in the United States. In tracing the development of the Voting Rights Act from its inception, Charles S. Bullock III, Ronald Keith Gaddie, and Justin J. Wert begin by exploring the political and legal aspects of the Jim Crow electoral regime. Detailing both the subsequent struggle to enact the law and its impact, they explain why the Voting Rights Act was necessary. The authors draw on court cases and election data to bring their discussion to the present with an examination of the 2006 revision and renewal of the act, and its role in shaping the southern political environment in the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, when Barack Obama was chosen. Bullock, Gaddie, and Wert go on to closely evaluate the 2013 Shelby County decision, describing how the ideological makeup of the Supreme Court created an appellate environment that made the act ripe for a challenge. Rigorous in its scholarship and thoroughly readable, this book goes beyond history and analysis to provide compelling and much-needed insight into the ways voting rights legislation has shaped the United States. The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act illuminates the historical roots—and the human consequences—of a critical chapter in U.S. legal history.
Quiet Revolution In The South
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Author : Chandler Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1994-06-16
Quiet Revolution In The South written by Chandler Davidson and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-06-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This work is the first systematic attempt to measure the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, commonly regarded as the most effective civil rights legislation of the century. Marshaling a wealth of detailed evidence, the contributors to this volume show how blacks and Mexican Americans in the South, along with the Justice Department, have used the act and the U.S. Constitution to overcome the resistance of white officials to minority mobilization. The book tells the story of the black struggle for equal political participation in eight core southern states from the end of the Civil War to the 1980s--with special emphasis on the period since 1965. The contributors use a variety of quantitative methods to show how the act dramatically increased black registration and black and Mexican-American office holding. They also explain modern voting rights law as it pertains to minority citizens, discussing important legal cases and giving numerous examples of how the law is applied. Destined to become a standard source of information on the history of the Voting Rights Act, Quiet Revolution in the South has implications for the controversies that are sure to continue over the direction in which the voting rights of American ethnic minorities have evolved since the 1960s.
The Voting Rights Act Of 1965
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Author : United States Commission on Civil Rights
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Government publications categories.
Along Racial Lines
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Author : David M. Hudson
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1998
Along Racial Lines written by David M. Hudson and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Along Racial Lines fully explores the legislative and legal history, scope, impact, and implications of voting rights law in the United States. David Michael Hudson examines the history of minority elective franchise since the Constitution, explaining legislative changes while focusing on the actions and impacts of the courts. The work concentrates on court interpretations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and its amendments. To give readers a greater understanding of the effects of the act, the author plunges deeply into the history, society, and lives of three communities, representing each of three major American minority groups. The story of Dallas, Texas, tells of the struggle of blacks for representation in city government. The story of Dade County, Florida, depicts the power of voter participation as Hispanic immigrants assumed political control. Finally, the history of the Navajo Reservation in Arizona portrays enhancements to the political influence of the largest Native American tribe in North America.
The Voting Rights Act
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Author : United States Commission on Civil Rights
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Voting Rights Act written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Election law categories.
The Voting Rights Act Unfulfilled Goals
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Author : United States Commission on Civil Rights
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
The Voting Rights Act Unfulfilled Goals written by United States Commission on Civil Rights and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with African Americans categories.