Native vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the right to vote

Publisher description: The right to vote is the foundation of democratic government; all other policies are derived from it. The history of voting rights in America has been characterized by a gradual expansion of the franchise. American Indians are an important part of that story but have faced a p...

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Những tác giả chính: McCool, Daniel, Olson, Susan M
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-349172014-01-20T01:32:05Z Native vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the right to vote McCool, Daniel Olson, Susan M Indians of North America Suffrage Civil rights Publisher description: The right to vote is the foundation of democratic government; all other policies are derived from it. The history of voting rights in America has been characterized by a gradual expansion of the franchise. American Indians are an important part of that story but have faced a prolonged battle to gain the franchise. One of the most important tools wielded by advocates of minority voting rights has been the Voting Rights Act. This book explains the history and expansion of Indian voting rights, with an emphasis on seventy cases based on the Voting Rights Act and/or the Equal Protection Clause. The authors describe the struggle to obtain Indian citizenship and the basic right to vote, then analyze the cases brought under the Voting Rights Act, including three case studies. The final two chapters assess the political impact of these cases and the role of American Indians in contemporary politics 2013-07-24T01:32:09Z 2013-07-24T01:32:09Z 2007 Book https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/34917 en application/pdf Cambridge University
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topic Indians of North America
Suffrage
Civil rights
spellingShingle Indians of North America
Suffrage
Civil rights
McCool, Daniel
Olson, Susan M
Native vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the right to vote
description Publisher description: The right to vote is the foundation of democratic government; all other policies are derived from it. The history of voting rights in America has been characterized by a gradual expansion of the franchise. American Indians are an important part of that story but have faced a prolonged battle to gain the franchise. One of the most important tools wielded by advocates of minority voting rights has been the Voting Rights Act. This book explains the history and expansion of Indian voting rights, with an emphasis on seventy cases based on the Voting Rights Act and/or the Equal Protection Clause. The authors describe the struggle to obtain Indian citizenship and the basic right to vote, then analyze the cases brought under the Voting Rights Act, including three case studies. The final two chapters assess the political impact of these cases and the role of American Indians in contemporary politics
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title Native vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the right to vote
title_short Native vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the right to vote
title_full Native vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the right to vote
title_fullStr Native vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the right to vote
title_full_unstemmed Native vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the right to vote
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