State Voting Laws in America : Historical Statutes and Their Modern Implications

Smith, Michael A./ Anderson, Kevin/ Rackaway, Chapman/ Gatson, Alexis

Palgrave Macmillan（2014/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 87 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781137492654
• DDC分類 973

Full Description

State Voting Laws in America documents changing views on voting rights, emphasizing court rulings which shaped our understanding of what constitutes a legitimate right to vote.

Contents

Table of Contents 1. Introduction PART I: SOWING THE SEEDS 2. The Limited Definition of Citizenship 3. Abolition and the Right to Self-Determination PART II: CIVIL WAR, RECONSTRUCTION, AND RETRENCHMENT 4. The 1876 Election and the Minor Ruling: Era of Retrenchment PART III: MACHINES, PROGRESSIVES, AND WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE 5. The Progressives: Fighting Fraud, Suppressing Turnout 6. The Suffragettes and the 19th Amendment PART IV: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND THE STRUGGLE FOR RECOGNITION 7. The Civil Rights Era 8. The 1970s: Mixed Results Upon Implementation 9. Motor Voter and HAVA PART V: A NEW ERA OF RETRENCHMENT? 10. Empirical Studies of Voting Laws 11. Voter Fraud? 12. The 2012 Laws in the Courts 13. After Shelby County 14. A Return to Expanded Voting? 15. Tightened Voting Laws and Turnout 16. Results 17. Conclusion and Policy Recommendations Bibliography Appendix: Kris Kobach, The Man Behind the Laws