TY  - GEN
T1  - The most fundamental right : contrasting perspectives on the Voting Rights Act
T2  - Book collections on Project MUSE.
A2  - McCool, Daniel, 1950-
LA  - English
PP  - Bloomington
PB  - Indiana University Press
YR  - 2012
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn813418433
AB  - Passed in 1965 during the height of the Civil Rights movement, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) changed the face of the American electorate, dramatically increasing minority voting, especially in the South. While portions of the Act are permanent, certain provisions were set to expire in 2007. Reauthorization of these provisions passed by a wide margin in the House, and unanimously in the Senate, but the lopsided tally hid a deep and growing conflict. The Most Fundamental Right is an effort to understand the debate over the Act and its role in contemporary American democracy. Is the VRA the cornerstone of civil rights law that prevents unfair voting practices, or is it an anachronism that no longer serves American democracy? Divided into three sections, the book utilizes a point/counterpoint approach. Section 1 explains the legal and political context of the Act, providing important background for what follows; Section 2 pairs three debates concerning specific provisions or applications of the Act; while Section 3 offers commentaries on the previous chapters from attorneys with widely divergent viewpoints.
NO  - "The initial impetus for this book was a forum on voting rights at the University of Utah in 2006."
CN  - KF4891 .M67 2012eb
SN  - 9780253007100
SN  - 0253007100
SN  - 9786613921161
SN  - 6613921165
SN  - 9780253001924
SN  - 0253001927
SN  - 9780253001948
SN  - 0253001943
SN  - 9781283608718
SN  - 1283608715
KW  - United States. : Voting Rights Act of 1965 : Congresses.
KW  - Voting Rights Act of 1965 (United States)
KW  - Suffrage : United States : Congresses.
KW  - Minorities : Suffrage : United States : Congresses.
KW  - Elections.
KW  - Social sciences.
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - Élections.
KW  - Sciences sociales.
KW  - Livres numériques.
KW  - elections.
KW  - social sciences.
KW  - e-books.
KW  - LAW : Constitutional.
KW  - LAW : Public.
KW  - LAW : Election Law.
KW  - Minorities : Suffrage
KW  - Suffrage
KW  - United States
KW  - Conference papers and proceedings
ER  -