(Ebook) The Right to Vote Rights and Liberties under the Law 1st Edition by Donald Stephenson ISBN 9781851096480 1851096485

(Ebook) The Right to Vote Rights and Liberties under the Law 1st Edition by Donald Stephenson ISBN 9781851096480 1851096485

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ISBN 10:  1851096485

ISBN 13: 9781851096480

Author:  Donald Stephenson

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.

Table of contents: 

1. Introduction
1.1. The Critical Political Moment of 1865
1.2. Dimensions of Voting Rights
1.3. Voting and Political Parties: Links between the Rulers and the Ruled
1.4. Conclusion
1.5. References

2. Origins
2.1. The Debates at Putney
2.2. Voting Rights in America around the Time of the Revolution
2.3. Toward a (Nearly) Universal White Manhood Suffrage
2.4. The Reconstruction Amendments
2.5. Race and Voting: A Promise Unfulfilled
2.6. Gender and Voting: Initial Steps
2.7. Conclusion
2.8. References

3. Twentieth-Century Issues
3.1. Progressivism
3.2. Gender: Access to the Ballot at Last
3.3. Race and Voting: Culmination of a Century of Struggle
3.4. The "Political Thicket" of Representation
3.5. A New Consensus on Voting Age
3.6. Conclusion
3.7. References

4. Twenty-First Century Issues
4.1. Majority-Minority Districts: From the Thicket into the Morass
4.2. Partisan Gerrymandering Revisited
4.3. "Motor Voter": Enlarging the Electorate
4.4. Bush v. Gore: Counting the Votes
4.5. Capital Anomaly
4.6. Immigrants
4.7. Criminal Disqualification
4.8. Conclusion
4.9. References

5. Key People, Cases, and Events

6. Documents
6.1. Articles and Amendments, U.S. Constitution
6.2. Smith v. Allwright (1944)
6.3. Colegrove v. Green (1946)
6.4. Reynolds v. Sims (1964)
6.5. Miller v. Johnson (1995)
6.6. Vieth v. Jubelirer (2004)

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