The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act: Studies in American Constitutional Heritage
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01HFGZW0E |
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| Number of Pages | : | 302 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A detailed and timely history, The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act analyzes changing legislation and the future of voting rights in the United States. On June 25, 2013, the US Supreme Court handed down its decision in Shelby County v. The decision - the culmination of an eight-year battle over the power of Congress to regulate state conduct of elections - marked the closing of a chapter in American politics. Wert begin by exploring the political and legal aspects of the Jim Crow electoral regime. Holder, invalidating a key provision of voting rights law. In tracing the development of the Voting Rights Act from its inception, Charles S. Detailing both the subsequent struggle to enact the law and its impact, they explain why the Voting Rights Act was necessary. They go on to closely evaluate the 2013 Shelby County decision, describing how the ideological makeup of the Supreme Court created an appellate environment that made the act ripe for a challenge.. Bullock III, Ronald Keith Gaddie, and Justin J. That chapter had opened a century earlier in the case of Guinn v. United States, which ushered in national efforts to knock down racial barriers to the ballot