McCool, Daniel
자료유형 | e-Book |
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개인저자 | McCool, Daniel, 1950, editor of compilation |
서명/저자사항 | The most fundamental right[electronic resource]:contrasting perspectives on the Voting Rights Act:edited by Daniel McCool |
발행사항 | Bloomington:Indiana University Press,2012 |
형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
기타형태 저록 | Print version Most fundamental right Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012, 9780253001924 |
ISBN | 9780253007100 (electronic bk.) 0253007100 (electronic bk.) 9781283608718 (MyiLibrary) 1283608715 (MyiLibrary) |
일반주기 | "The initial impetus for this book was a forum on voting rights at the University of Utah in 2006." |
서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
내용주기 | Meaningful votes / Daniel McCool -- The constitutional foundations of the "preclearance" process : how section 5 of the Voting Rights Act was enforced, 1965-2005 / Peyton McCrary -- Influence district and the courts : a concept in need of clarity / Richard L. Engstrom -- The Bull Connor is dead myth : or why we need strong, effectively enforced voting rights laws / Laughlin McDonald -- Bull Connor is long dead : let's move on / Abigail Thernstrom -- The Voting Rights Act in South Dakota : one litigator's perspective on reauthorization / Bryan L. Sells -- Realistic expectations : South Dakota's experience with the Voting Rights Act / Chris -- Nelson -- The continuing need for the language-assistance provisions of the Voting Rights Act / James Thomas Tucker -- Policy and constitutional objections to section 203 of the Voting Rights Act / Roger Clegg -- After NAMUDNO : the shape of future litigation / Edward Blum -- Looking backward to and forward from the 2006 Voting Rights Act reauthorization / Debo P. Adegbile. |
요약 | Passed in 1965 during the height of the Civil Rights movement, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) changed the face of the American electorate, dramatically increasing minority voting, especially in the South. While portions of the Act are permanent, certain provisions were set to expire in 2007. Reauthorization of these provisions passed by a wide margin in the House, and unanimously in the Senate, but the lopsided tally hid a deep and growing conflict. The Most Fundamental Right is an effort to understand the debate over the Act and its role in contemporary American democracy. Is the VRA the cornerstone of civil rights law that prevents unfair voting practices, or is it an anachronism that no longer serves American democracy? Divided into three sections, the book utilizes a point/counterpoint approach. Section 1 explains the legal and political context of the Act, providing important background for what follows; Section 2 pairs three debates concerning specific provisions or applications of the Act; while Section 3 offers commentaries on the previous chapters from attorneys with widely divergent viewpoints. |
주제명(단체명) | United StatesVoting Rights Act of 1965 |
일반주제명 | Suffrage -- United States -- Congresses. Minorities -- Suffrage -- United States -- Congresses. LAW -- Constitutional LAW -- Public |
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