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UNINA9910812392703321 |
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Titolo |
The most fundamental right : contrasting perspectives on the Voting Rights Act / / edited by Daniel McCool |
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-60871-5 |
9786613921161 |
0-253-00710-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (419 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Suffrage - United States |
Minorities - Suffrage - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The initial impetus for this book was a forum on voting rights at the University of Utah in 2006." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART 1 THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL CONTEXT OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT; 1 Meaningful Votes; 2 The Constitutional Foundations of the "Preclearance" Process: How Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Was Enforced, 1965-2005; 3 Influence District and the Courts: A Concept in Need of Clarity; PART 2 THE DEBATE; 4 The Bull Connor Is Dead Myth: Or Why We Need Strong, Effectively Enforced Voting Rights Laws; 5 Bull Connor Is Long Dead: Let's Move On; 6 The Voting Rights Act in South Dakota: One Litigator's Perspective on Reauthorization |
7 Realistic Expectations: South Dakota's Experience with the Voting Rights Act8 The Continuing Need for the Language-Assistance Provisions of the Voting Rights Act; 9 Policy and Constitutional Objections to Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act; PART 3 COMMENTARY; 10 After NAMUDNO: The Shape of Future Litigation; 11 Looking Backward to and Forward from the 2006 Voting Rights Act Reauthorization; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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