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Voting Rights in America: A Reference Handbook de Richard A. Glenn

Voting Rights in America: A Reference Handbook: Contemporary World Issues

Autor Richard A. Glenn, Kyle L. Kreider
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 aug 2020 – vârsta până la 17 ani
Voting Rights: A Reference Handbook is a valuable resource for high school and college students curious about the history of voting rights in the United States.Voting Rights: A Reference Handbook chronicles voting rights in the United States, from the colonial period to the present. Following a historical overview is an examination of current controversies in addition to profiles of key persons and reprint important documents. The book also includes a perspectives chapter featuring ten original essays on various topics related to voting rights, as well as an annotated bibliography and chronology.The variety of resources provided, such as further reading, perspective essays about voting rights, a timeline, and useful terms in the voting rights discourse, allow this book to stand out from others in the field. It is intended for readers at the high school through community college levels, along with adult readers who are interested in the topic.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781440870927
ISBN-10: 1440870926
Pagini: 408
Ilustrații: 7 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 mm
Greutate: 0.65 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția ABC-CLIO
Seria Contemporary World Issues

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Does not assume prior knowledge about the history of voting rights, fully informing students and other readers on the topic

Notă biografică

Richard A. Glenn, PhD, is professor of government and political affairs at Millersville University.Kyle L. Kreider, PhD, is professor of political science at Wilkes University.

Cuprins

Preface,Acknowledgments,1 Background and History,Introduction,Voting Rights in England and the American Colonies through the Revolutionary Period,The "Forty-Shilling Freeholders,"The Debates at Putney: Property and Politics,The Case for Property Restrictions,The Colonial Experience,The Case against Property Restrictions,The Revolution's Effect,The Suffrage Debates at the Constitutional Convention: 1787,The Constitutional Convention,The Motives of the Framers,The Democratization of the Electorate: 1789-1860,The Demise of Property Restrictions,The Rise and Fall of Taxpayer Requirements,Forces of Expansion,Suffrage Limited in Other Ways,Electoral Reforms,Near-Universal Adult White Male Suffrage,Suffrage and Disenfranchisement: 1860-1920,The Civil War and the Reconstruction Amendments,Reconstruction,The South Redeemed,Narrowing in the North,The Special Case of Native Americans,Women's Suffrage,Electoral Reforms,The Franchise Limited,Suffrage Delayed, Suffrage Earned: 1920-2000,The Interwar Period: Disenfranchisement Unscathed,A "Second Reconstruction,"Reapportionment, Redistricting, and Gerrymandering,Age Appropriate,The Special Case of the District of Columbia,Electoral Reforms,The Return to Democracy,Conclusion,References,2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions,Introduction,Felon Disenfranchisement,Voter ID,Voter Registration Reform,How to Register,When to Register,Voter Roll Purging,Voting Reform,Tuesday Voting,Early Voting,Mail-In Voting,Gerrymandering,Partisan Gerrymandering,Racial Gerrymandering,The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Shelby County v. Holder (2013),The Electoral College,Conclusion,References,3 Perspectives,The Supreme Court's Decisions on Representation: An Unfinished Revolution,Donald Grier Stephenson Jr.Felon Disenfranchisement,Kara E. StooksburyVoter Fraud: Real or Imagined?Adam B. LawrenceVoter ID,Howard C. EllisThe Voting Rights Act of 1965,Lori MaxwellPartisan Gerrymandering,John LeJeuneElectoral College Reform,G. Terry Madonna and John McLarnonNoncitizen Voting,Ron HaydukOnline Voting,Pete MartinAmericans' Views on Voting Rights,Natalie Jackson4 Profiles,Introduction,American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-),Richard L. Hasen (1964-),Know-Nothings,The League of Women Voters,Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865),James Madison (1751-1836),National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),Francis Parkman (1823-1893),John G. Roberts (1955-),Rock the Vote,The Suffragettes,Texas Democratic Party,U.S. Department of Justice,The Waite Court (1874-1888),5 Data and Documents,Introduction,Data,Figure 5.1. Felon Disenfranchisement by State,Figure 5.2. Type of Voter ID Law by State,Table 5.1. Type of Voter ID Required by State,Figure 5.3. Voter Turnout by Sex,Figure 5.4. Voter Turnout by Age,Table 5.2. Voter Registration Laws by State,Documents,The Constitution of the United States (Sections on Voting Rights),Declaration of Sentiments (1848),Smith v. Allwright (1944),Lyndon B. Johnson's "We Shall Overcome" Speech (1965),Shelby County v. Holder (2013),6 Resources,Annotated Bibliography,Table of Cases,An Explanatory Note on Legal Citations and Accessing Judicial Decisions,Other Internet Resources on Voting and Elections,7 Chronology,Glossary,Index,