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Author:   Daniel McCool ,  Debo P. Adegbile ,  Edward Blum ,  Roger Clegg
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780253001948

ISBN 10:   0253001943
Pages:   418
Publication Date:   17 October 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Section I: The Political and Legal Context of the Voting Rights Act 1. Meaningful Votes \Daniel McCool 2. The Constitutional Foundations of the ""Pre-Clearance"" Process: How Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Was Enforced, 1965-2005 \Peyton McCrary 3. Influence District and the Courts: A Concept in Need of Clarity \Richard Engstrom Section II: The Debate 4. The Bull Connor Is Dead Myth: Or Why We Need Strong, Effectively Enforced Voting Rights Laws \Laughlin McDonald 5. Bull Connor is Long Dead: Let's Move On \Abigail Thernstrom 6. The Voting Rights Act in South Dakota: One Litigator's Perspective on Reauthorization \Bryan Sells 7. Realistic Expectations: South Dakota's Experience with the Voting Rights Act \Chris Nelson 8. The Continuing Need for the Language Assistance Provisions of the Voting Rights Act \James Thomas Tucker 9. Policy and Constitutional Objections to Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act \Roger Clegg Section Three: Commentary 10. After NAMUDNO: The Shape of Future Litigation \Edward Blum 11. Looking Backward to and Forward from the 2006 Voting Rights Act Reauthorization \Debo Adegbile"

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Excellent for collections on civil rights, voting rights, US politics, and constitutional law. ... Highly recommended. --Choice

""Excellent for collections on civil rights, voting rights, US politics, and constitutional law. ... Highly recommended.""--Choice

This timely collection provides deep theoretical and empirical justifications for the VRA, and equally well-developed arguments in opposition. One finished the collection more informed and a little unsure of what is called, both signs of a well-edited volume. -newbooksinamericanstudies.com Excellent for collections on civil rights, voting rights, US politics, and constitutional law... Highly recommended. -Choice [T]he arguments presented in McCool's volume seem likely to remain contemporary for years to come... -Journal of American History [A]s an introduction to the VRA's [Voting Rights Act] underexplored role in protecting the franchise for language minorities in the West, The Most Fundamental Right is a welcome addition. -Perspectives on Politics

Author Information

Daniel McCool is Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah and author (with Susan Olson and Jennifer Robinson) of Native Vote: American Indians, the Voting Rights Act, and the Right to Vote.

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