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The Supreme Court and Elections (Hardcover, Revised edition)
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Voting is simple in the United States, right? The process of voting
(organizing, running and tabulating the results of a popular
election) is, in fact, a highly contested act whose forms,
meanings, and practical boundaries are open to widely differing
interpretations. From questions of who can vote to the tricky
problem of accurately counting the votes, popular democracy is
still a work in progress in the United States. Add in the
complexities of politics and the picture becomes even more
complicated. Taking a chronological approach to the topic, The
Supreme Court and Elections explores the ways that the Court has
struggled with these questions. From the earliest days of the Union
when the Supreme Court refused to address the topic, to the early
struggles with the Fourteenth Amendment's impact on the question of
who can vote, to the rise and fall of race-based
disenfranchisement, to our recent issues of proper districting,
campaign finance reform and the struggle to find a workable voting
technology, the essay and documents in this reference illuminate
the multifaceted nature of voting and election laws. At the same
time, this title provides in-depth analysis of the impact of the
Court in shaping this ongoing history. Topics addressed in The
Supreme Court and Elections include the following: The Nature of
Election Law/Voting Rights and the Impact of the Court Impact of
the Civil Rights Amendments Voting in the late 19th And early 20th
centuries Disenfranchisement and the Court Redistricting cases
Majority-Minority districts Campaign finance reform Bush v. Gore
and beyond This title also interweaves select sections of primary
source documents in an easy-to-follow format: The U.S. Constitution
The Voting Rights Act (1965) and the later Amendment (1982)
Excerpts from Federal Voting Statutes Supreme Court cases President
Lyndon Baines Johnson excerpts Contemporaneous news articles Court
Briefs Focusing on the practical problems of U.S. voting and its
complex development within the framework of the political branches
of the government, students and researchers will benefit from the
clear picture painted by the author of the current elective
structure. Essay and document based, The Supreme Court and
Elections is the definitive reference on the application of U.S.
law on Americans right to vote and the resulting participatory
democracy.
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Imprint: |
CQ Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2009 |
First published: |
September 2009 |
Authors: |
Charles L Zelden
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Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
385 |
Edition: |
Revised edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-87289-526-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-87289-526-2 |
Barcode: |
9780872895263 |
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