When the letter betrays the spirit [[electronic resource] ] : voting rights enforcement and African American participation from Lyndon Johnson to Barack Obama / / Tyson D. King-Meadows

• Autore: King-Meadows Tyson <1972->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (374 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.73/072
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Suffrage - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1945-1989; United States Politics and government 1989-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : Congressional authority and voting rights enforcement -- pt. 1. A retrospective and prospective look at the Voting Rights Act: Why discretion matters in voting rights enforcement ; Obama's inheritance: the Johnson framework, the VRA, and faith in federal power -- pt. 2. The challenge to congressional authority: Misdirection : political theatre and the 2006 reauthorization of section 5 ; Partisan spoils of office : a post-Shaw judicial philosophy of civic literacy ; Is "Bull Connor" dead? : contemporary public opinion on voting rights policy ; A battle of principals : Congress, the DOJ, and the George W. Bush Administration -- pt. 3. A systems theory approach to enforcement: The macro-political context shaping enfranchisement, 2000-2008 ; Conclusion : regulating discretion and the challenge of post-racial politics.
• Titolo autorizzato: When the letter betrays the spirit
• ISBN: 1-283-22452-6; 9786613224521; 0-7391-4914-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456709403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II