Voting Rights: A Reference Handbook is a valuable resource for high school and college students curious about the history of voting rights in the United States. Voting Rights: A Reference Handbook chronicles voting rights in the United States, from the colonial period to the present. Following a historical overview is an examination of current controversies in addition to profiles of key persons and reprint important documents. The book also includes a perspectives chapter featuring ten original essays on various topics related to voting rights, as well as an annotated bibliography and…mehr
Voting Rights: A Reference Handbook is a valuable resource for high school and college students curious about the history of voting rights in the United States. Voting Rights: A Reference Handbook chronicles voting rights in the United States, from the colonial period to the present. Following a historical overview is an examination of current controversies in addition to profiles of key persons and reprint important documents. The book also includes a perspectives chapter featuring ten original essays on various topics related to voting rights, as well as an annotated bibliography and chronology. The variety of resources provided, such as further reading, perspective essays about voting rights, a timeline, and useful terms in the voting rights discourse, allow this book to stand out from others in the field. It is intended for readers at the high school through community college levels, along with adult readers who are interested in the topic.
Richard A. Glenn, PhD, is professor of government and political affairs at Millersville University. Kyle L. Kreider, PhD, is professor of political science at Wilkes University.
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Preface Acknowledgments 1 Background and History Introduction Voting Rights in England and the American Colonies through the Revolutionary Period The "Forty-Shilling Freeholders " The Debates at Putney: Property and Politics The Case for Property Restrictions The Colonial Experience The Case against Property Restrictions The Revolution's Effect The Suffrage Debates at the Constitutional Convention: 1787 The Constitutional Convention The Motives of the Framers The Democratization of the Electorate: 1789-1860 The Demise of Property Restrictions The Rise and Fall of Taxpayer Requirements Forces of Expansion Suffrage Limited in Other Ways Electoral Reforms Near-Universal Adult White Male Suffrage Suffrage and Disenfranchisement: 1860-1920 The Civil War and the Reconstruction Amendments Reconstruction The South Redeemed Narrowing in the North The Special Case of Native Americans Women's Suffrage Electoral Reforms The Franchise Limited Suffrage Delayed Suffrage Earned: 1920-2000 The Interwar Period: Disenfranchisement Unscathed A "Second Reconstruction " Reapportionment Redistricting and Gerrymandering Age Appropriate The Special Case of the District of Columbia Electoral Reforms The Return to Democracy Conclusion References 2 Problems Controversies and Solutions Introduction Felon Disenfranchisement Voter ID Voter Registration Reform How to Register When to Register Voter Roll Purging Voting Reform Tuesday Voting Early Voting Mail-In Voting Gerrymandering Partisan Gerrymandering Racial Gerrymandering The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Shelby County v. Holder (2013) The Electoral College Conclusion References 3 Perspectives The Supreme Court's Decisions on Representation: An Unfinished Revolution Donald Grier Stephenson Jr. Felon Disenfranchisement Kara E. Stooksbury Voter Fraud: Real or Imagined? Adam B. Lawrence Voter ID Howard C. Ellis The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Lori Maxwell Partisan Gerrymandering John LeJeune Electoral College Reform G. Terry Madonna and John McLarnon Noncitizen Voting Ron Hayduk Online Voting Pete Martin Americans' Views on Voting Rights Natalie Jackson 4 Profiles Introduction American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-) Richard L. Hasen (1964-) Know-Nothings The League of Women Voters Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) James Madison (1751-1836) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Francis Parkman (1823-1893) John G. Roberts (1955-) Rock the Vote The Suffragettes Texas Democratic Party U.S. Department of Justice The Waite Court (1874-1888) 5 Data and Documents Introduction Data Figure 5.1. Felon Disenfranchisement by State Figure 5.2. Type of Voter ID Law by State Table 5.1. Type of Voter ID Required by State Figure 5.3. Voter Turnout by Sex Figure 5.4. Voter Turnout by Age Table 5.2. Voter Registration Laws by State Documents The Constitution of the United States (Sections on Voting Rights) Declaration of Sentiments (1848) Smith v. Allwright (1944) Lyndon B. Johnson's "We Shall Overcome" Speech (1965) Shelby County v. Holder (2013) 6 Resources Annotated Bibliography Table of Cases An Explanatory Note on Legal Citations and Accessing Judicial Decisions Other Internet Resources on Voting and Elections 7 Chronology Glossary Index
Preface Acknowledgments 1 Background and History Introduction Voting Rights in England and the American Colonies through the Revolutionary Period The "Forty-Shilling Freeholders " The Debates at Putney: Property and Politics The Case for Property Restrictions The Colonial Experience The Case against Property Restrictions The Revolution's Effect The Suffrage Debates at the Constitutional Convention: 1787 The Constitutional Convention The Motives of the Framers The Democratization of the Electorate: 1789-1860 The Demise of Property Restrictions The Rise and Fall of Taxpayer Requirements Forces of Expansion Suffrage Limited in Other Ways Electoral Reforms Near-Universal Adult White Male Suffrage Suffrage and Disenfranchisement: 1860-1920 The Civil War and the Reconstruction Amendments Reconstruction The South Redeemed Narrowing in the North The Special Case of Native Americans Women's Suffrage Electoral Reforms The Franchise Limited Suffrage Delayed Suffrage Earned: 1920-2000 The Interwar Period: Disenfranchisement Unscathed A "Second Reconstruction " Reapportionment Redistricting and Gerrymandering Age Appropriate The Special Case of the District of Columbia Electoral Reforms The Return to Democracy Conclusion References 2 Problems Controversies and Solutions Introduction Felon Disenfranchisement Voter ID Voter Registration Reform How to Register When to Register Voter Roll Purging Voting Reform Tuesday Voting Early Voting Mail-In Voting Gerrymandering Partisan Gerrymandering Racial Gerrymandering The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Shelby County v. Holder (2013) The Electoral College Conclusion References 3 Perspectives The Supreme Court's Decisions on Representation: An Unfinished Revolution Donald Grier Stephenson Jr. Felon Disenfranchisement Kara E. Stooksbury Voter Fraud: Real or Imagined? Adam B. Lawrence Voter ID Howard C. Ellis The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Lori Maxwell Partisan Gerrymandering John LeJeune Electoral College Reform G. Terry Madonna and John McLarnon Noncitizen Voting Ron Hayduk Online Voting Pete Martin Americans' Views on Voting Rights Natalie Jackson 4 Profiles Introduction American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-) Richard L. Hasen (1964-) Know-Nothings The League of Women Voters Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) James Madison (1751-1836) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Francis Parkman (1823-1893) John G. Roberts (1955-) Rock the Vote The Suffragettes Texas Democratic Party U.S. Department of Justice The Waite Court (1874-1888) 5 Data and Documents Introduction Data Figure 5.1. Felon Disenfranchisement by State Figure 5.2. Type of Voter ID Law by State Table 5.1. Type of Voter ID Required by State Figure 5.3. Voter Turnout by Sex Figure 5.4. Voter Turnout by Age Table 5.2. Voter Registration Laws by State Documents The Constitution of the United States (Sections on Voting Rights) Declaration of Sentiments (1848) Smith v. Allwright (1944) Lyndon B. Johnson's "We Shall Overcome" Speech (1965) Shelby County v. Holder (2013) 6 Resources Annotated Bibliography Table of Cases An Explanatory Note on Legal Citations and Accessing Judicial Decisions Other Internet Resources on Voting and Elections 7 Chronology Glossary Index
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