The Politics of Voter Suppression : Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote /

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This text assesses actual practices at the polls and re-engages with debates about voter suppression tactics such as requiring specific forms of identification. The author examines the history of how US election reforms have been manipulated for partisan advantage and establishes a new framework for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wang, Tova Andrea (Autor), Nittoli, Janice (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Voting.
Voter registration > Corrupt practices.
Voter registration.
Suffrage.
Politics and government.
Elections > Corrupt practices.
Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
Vote > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Corruption electorale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Voting > United States > History > 20th century.
Suffrage > United States > History > 20th century.
Voter registration > Corrupt practices > United States > History > 20th century.
Voter registration > United States > History > 20th century.
Elections > Corrupt practices > United States > History > 20th century.
Elections > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siecle.
United States > Politics and government > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The voter inclusion principle
  • The early years of vote suppression
  • Conditions and consequences of the Voting Rights Act
  • Vote suppression goes national and Republican
  • The battle over Motor Voter
  • The election of 2000 and its fallout
  • A slight upswing
  • Effects on election outcomes
  • How to increase participation
  • Epilogue : what citizens can do.

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