The embattled vote in America : from the founding to the present
Allan J. Lichtman
Bok · Engelsk · 2018
| Omfang | xi, 315 sider
|
|---|---|
| Opplysninger | Introduction: Voters and non-voters -- The founding fathers' mistake -- A white man's republic -- Constructing and deconstructing the vote -- Votes for women -- The absent voter -- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 -- The new wars over the vote -- Reforming American voting -- Conclusion: The embattled vote.. - Americans have died for the right to vote. Yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.--
|
| Emner | |
| Geografisk emneord | |
| Dewey | |
| ISBN | 9780674972360
|