The Supreme Court and Elections

ISBN-13: 9780872895263 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 385 str.

Charles Zelden

Opis

From the earliest days of the Union when the Supreme Court refused to address voting issues, to the early struggles with the Fourteenth Amendments 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. 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.