Voting in America a reference handbook
Title:
Voting in America a reference handbook
Author:
DiClerico, Robert E.
ISBN:
9781576079324
9781576079317
9781280713750
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2004.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 329 p.)
Series:
Contemporary world issues
Contemporary world issues.
Contents:
A history of voting rights in America -- Problems, controversies, and solutions -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches -- Data and quotations -- Organizations, associations, and government agencies -- Print and nonprint resources -- Glossary.
Abstract:
This work provides an examination of the people, forces, and events that have shaped the right, opportunities, and value of the vote in America from 1715 to the 21st century. It focuses on various legal, constitutional, and social barriers, and on what controversies still remain.
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Electronic Access:
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