Ballot blocked : the political erosion of the Voting Rights Act /

Voting rights are a perennial topic in American politics. Recent elections and the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder, which struck down key enforcement provisions in the Voting Rights Act (VRA), have only placed further emphasis on the debate over voter disenfranchaisement. Ov...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rhodes, Jesse H. (Jesse Hessler), 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]
Colección:Stanford studies in law and politics.
Temas:
United States. > Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (United States)
1900-2099
Suffrage > United States > History > 20th century.
Suffrage > United States > History > 21st century.
Minorities > Suffrage > United States > History > 20th century.
Minorities > Suffrage > United States > History > 21st century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
Minorities > Suffrage
Suffrage
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : explaining the puzzling evolution of the Voting Rights Act
  • Liberal ascendance and enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
  • Conservative backlash and partisan struggle over voting rights, 1968-1980
  • The growing struggle over voting rights in the 1980s and 1990s
  • Voting rights politics in an era of conservative ascendance, 2001-2013
  • Voting rights politics in the age of Obama, 2009-2016
  • Conclusion : partisan interests, institutional conflict, and the future of the voting rights struggle.

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