LEADER 04156nam 22007933u 450 001 9910462388003321 005 20210114050757.0 010 $a1-283-60871-5 010 $a9786613921161 010 $a0-253-00710-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000242519 035 $a(EBL)816873 035 $a(OCoLC)813418433 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000738451 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11378512 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000738451 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10792459 035 $a(PQKB)10973752 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC816873 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000242519 100 $a20130527d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Most Fundamental Right$b[electronic resource] $eContrasting Perspectives on the Voting Rights Act 210 $aBloomington, IN $cIndiana University Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (419 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-00192-7 327 $aCover; 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 327 $a7 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 330 $aPassed 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 corn 606 $aMinorities - Suffrage - United States 606 $aMinorities -- Suffrage -- United States -- Congresses 606 $aSuffrage - United States 606 $aSuffrage -- United States -- Congresses 606 $aUnited States 606 $aUnited States. Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- Congresses 606 $aSuffrage$zUnited States$vCongresses 606 $aMinorities$zUnited States$vCongresses 606 $aLaw - U.S$2HILCC 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 606 $aConstitutional Law - U.S$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aMinorities - Suffrage - United States. 615 4$aMinorities -- Suffrage -- United States -- Congresses. 615 4$aSuffrage - United States. 615 4$aSuffrage -- United States -- Congresses. 615 4$aUnited States. 615 4$aUnited States. Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- Congresses. 615 0$aSuffrage 615 0$aMinorities 615 7$aLaw - U.S. 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 615 7$aConstitutional Law - U.S. 676 $a324.620973 676 $a342.73072 700 $aMcCool$b Daniel$0684326 702 $aMcCool$b Daniel 702 $aMcCool$b Daniel 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462388003321 996 $aThe Most Fundamental Right$92114574 997 $aUNINA