Voting Rights in America: A Reference Handbook
by20200831
ABC-CLIO
Pages | 408 |
Topics | Constitutional Amendments;Electoral College;Election Day;Felon Rights;Gerrymandering;Voter Fraud;Voter ID Laws;Voter Purging;Voter Registration;Voter Turnout;Voting by Mail;Current Events and Issues: Politics and Government |
-
eBook
9781440870934
MLA
Glenn, Richard and Kreider, Kyle. Voting Rights in America: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2020. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440870934.
Chicago Manual of Style
Glenn, Richard, and Kyle Kreider. Voting Rights in America: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2020. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440870934
APA
Glenn, R. & Kreider, K. (2020). Voting Rights in America: A Reference Handbook. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440870934
- Description
-
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.
- Does not assume prior knowledge about the history of voting rights, fully informing students and other readers on the topic
- Seeks primarily to explain voting rights, rather than to provide advocacy or criticism
- Provides a balanced analysis of many of the current controversies surrounding voting rights
- Rounds out the authors' expertise in perspective essays that give readers a diversity of viewpoints on the topic
- Table of Contents
-
Table of Contents
Voting Rights in America: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): Glenn, Richard; Kreider, Kyle;Contributors: Glenn, Richard; Kreider, Kyle;Abstract: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.
- Does not assume prior knowledge about the history of voting rights, fully informing students and other readers on the topic
- Seeks primarily to explain voting rights, rather than to provide advocacy or criticism
- Provides a balanced analysis of many of the current controversies surrounding voting rights
- Rounds out the authors' expertise in perspective essays that give readers a diversity of viewpoints on the topic
SortTitle: voting rights in america: a reference handbookAuthor Info:Richard A. GlennauthorKyle L. KreiderauthoreISBN-13: 9781440870934Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440870934.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440870927Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 408Publication Date: 20200831Series: Contemporary World Issues- Cover Cover11
- Title Page v6
- Copyright vi7
- Dedication vii8
- Contents ix10
- Preface xv16
- Acknowledgments xxi22
- 1. Background and History 326
- Introduction 326
- Voting Rights in England and the American Colonies through the Revolutionary Period 427
- The Suffrage Debates at the Constitutional Convention 1787 1437
- The Democratization of the Electorate: 1789–1860 1841
- Suffrage and Disenfranchisement: 1860–1920 3356
- Suffrage Delayed, Suffrage Earned: 1920–2000 5982
- Conclusion 7194
- References 7295
- 2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 79102
- Introduction 79102
- Felon Disenfranchisement 80103
- Voter ID 89112
- Voter Registration Reform 102125
- Voter Roll Purging 104127
- Voting Reform 110133
- Gerrymandering 115138
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Shelby County v. Holder (2013) 121144
- The Electoral College 124147
- Conclusion 135158
- References 136159
- 3. Perspectives 143166
- The Supreme Court’s Decisions on Representation: An Unfinished Revolution 144167
- Felon Disenfranchisement 149172
- Voter Fraud: Real or Imagined? 155178
- Voter ID 161184
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 166189
- Partisan Gerrymandering 171194
- Electoral College Reform 176199
- Noncitizen Voting 181204
- Online Voting 188211
- Americans’ Views on Voting Rights 193216
- 4. Profiles 201224
- Introduction 201224
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 202225
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–) 204227
- Richard L. Hasen (1964–) 207230
- Know-Nothings 209232
- The League of Women Voters 213236
- Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) 216239
- James Madison (1751–1836) 219242
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 222245
- Francis Parkman (1823–1893) 225248
- John G. Roberts (1955–) 228251
- Rock the Vote 230253
- The Suffragettes 232255
- Texas Democratic Party 235258
- U.S. Department of Justice 238261
- The Waite Court (1874–1888) 241264
- 5. Data and Documents 249272
- 6. Resources 289312
- 7. Chronology 333356
- About the Authors 381404