The Voting Rights Act

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The Voting Rights Act Of 1965

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Author : Garrine P. Laney
language : en
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Release Date : 2003

The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 written by Garrine P. Laney and has been published by Nova Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Law categories.

By passing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Congress challenged the widespread evidence of disfranchisement of black citizens in certain southern states. This Act protects citizens' right to vote by forbidding covered states from using any tests that would determine eligibility to vote, by requiring these states to obtain federal approval before enacting any election laws and by assigning federal officials to monitor the registration process in certain localities. In 1970, Congress extended the Voting Rights Act for an additional 5 years and its coverage to other jurisdictions when evidence presented at congressional hearings revealed continued racial discrimination in voting. Throughout the next three decades, further legislation was added to the Act, to more wholly protect the individual citizen of this country. This book delves into the history of the Voting Rights Act as well as the current challenges and issues that face Congress. Contents: Introduction; The Voting Rights Act of 1965; The Voting Rights Amendments of 1970; The Voting Rights Amendments of 1975; The Voting Rights Amendments of 1982; The Voting Rights Amendments of 1992; Current Major Provisions of the Act; Presiden

The Voting Rights Act

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Author : Edith Sutterlin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982

The Voting Rights Act written by Edith Sutterlin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Election law categories.

The Voting Rights Act Of 1965

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Author : Paul M. Downing
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982

The Voting Rights Act Of 1965 written by Paul M. Downing and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with African Americans categories.

The Voting Rights Act

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Author : Richard M. Valelly
language : en
Publisher: CQ Press
Release Date : 2006

The Voting Rights Act written by Richard M. Valelly and has been published by CQ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.

Examines the Voting Rights Act which was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965, and describes the events leading up to it, the evolution of voting rights in the U.S., disenfranchisement of African Americans after Reconstruction, and the impact of this legislation.

Voting Rights Act

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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

Voting Rights Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with African Americans categories.

Compromised Compliance

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Author : Howard Ball
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1982-03-15

Compromised Compliance written by Howard Ball and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-03-15 with Political Science categories.

The Federal Civil Rights Act Of 1957

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Author : American Jewish Congress. Commission on Law and Social Action
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1957

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The Supreme Court

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Author : Peter Charles Hoffer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007

The Supreme Court written by Peter Charles Hoffer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.

For more than two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court has provided a battleground for nearly every controversial issue in our nations history. This veteran team of talented historians produces the most readable, astute, and up-to-date single-volume history of this venerated institution.

Federal Civil Rights Acts

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Author : Chester James Antieau
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980

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Governance By Decree

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Author : Ruth P. Morgan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

Governance By Decree written by Ruth P. Morgan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Law categories.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which originally was intended to prohibit barriers to black registration and voting, has been hailed as a triumph for civil rights and as a catalyst for the election of minorities to public office in both the Deep South and the urban North. To advance its objective, federal courts instructed many cities to change from at-large to single-member district electoral systems as a way to ensure that minorities had a reasonable chance to elect representatives of their choice. In the first book to critique the implementation of this landmark legislation in a major American city, Ruth Morgan examines its effect on local governance over forty years in Dallas and shows that it had unintended consequences for racial politics, representation, and public policy. Breaking from studies that measure the success of the VRA in terms of increased minority representation, Morgan assesses the consequences of the Act for Dallas city government—and for the wider interests of minorities as well. While endorsing the original intent of the VRA, Morgan believes that this intent was subverted by subsequent amendments to the Act and by the courts' attempts to advance the political standing of particular minority groups. She argues that court-imposed single-member districts have created in Dallas a city council infected with parochialism and careerism—a result of members no longer having to compromise to win citywide votes—and have had an adverse impact on governmental effectiveness and voter turnout. With corruption and cronyism now rampant, voting rights legislation and litigation have ultimately failed to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the unempowered, and the district system has created an incentive for continued racial separation. Governance by Decree offers a pointed assessment of the complexities and contradictions produced by the voting rights law, while at the same time calling for the federal judiciary to exercise restraint in imposing its will when it lacks the capacity to make choices that are inherently political. Morgan's powerfully argued case study should inspire much debate and inform forthcoming congressional deliberations over the renewal of the preclearance section of the VRA in 2007.