| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 200 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Trying to Vote in America; The Political Context; The Intellectual Context; The Politics of Disenfranchisement and Other Works; Why the Hurdles, Difficulties, and Impediments?; The Public, Democracy, and the Nature of Our Elections; A Note on the 2008 General Election; The Plan of the Book; Notes; Part I: Disenfranchisement as Public Policy: The Great American Tradition; 2. Let Everyone Vote? Not on Your Life!; The Franchise at the Nation's Origin; Disenfranchising African Americans; The Jim Crow Era |
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Women's SuffrageChinese Immigrants; Conclusion; Notes; 3. Disenfranchising the Marginalized; Convicted Felons; Noncitizens; The Mentally and Physically Impaired; Those Under Eighteen; Language Minorities; The Homeless; Conclusion; Notes; Part II: The Mechanics of Voting; 4. Keep You from Voting? Yes, We Can!; Qualifying; Registration; Same-Day Registration (EDR); Third-Party Registration; Polling Places; Alternatives to Polling Places; Voter Purges; Voter ID; Conclusion; Notes; 5. So You Cast a Ballot! Will It Count?; A Brief Overview of Voting Technology, Historically Speaking |
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Electronic Voting: "Grasping at Straws, Rushing to Judgment"Conclusion; Notes; Part III: Trying to Vote in America: Disenfranchisement as Public Policy; 6. Gaming the System: Disenfranchisement by Other Means; Fraud; Incumbency Advantage; Districting; Disenfranchising Voters After the Election: Recounts and Courts; Intimidation; Conclusion; Notes; 7. Conclusion: Do We Want to Do Better?; The Voter's Responsibility, and the State's; Constitutional Obligations; Political Obligations; Ethical Obligations; What Is to Be Done?; Creating Our Future; Notes; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
Richard K. Scher, a Florida-based political scientist, discusses voting rights in the United States and the democratic system, describing the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and examining how the control of the ballot and the voting process can be manipulated |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Universidad Sergio Arboleda gnd |
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Voting -- United States
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Political participation -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Political participation
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Voting
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Politische Beteiligung
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Verhinderung
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Wähler
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Politische Beteiligung.
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Wahlrecht.
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Wähler.
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United States
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USA
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USA.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317455363 |
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1317455363 |
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