Ballot Blocked: The Political Erosion of the Voting Rights ACT

by Jesse H Rhodes and Jesse H. Rhodes

Book Overview

Voting rights are a perennial topic in American politics. Recent elections and the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder , which struck down key enforcement provisions in the Voting Rights Act (VRA), have only placed further emphasis on the debate over voter disenfranchaisement. Over the past five decades, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have consistently voted to expand the protections offered to vulnerable voters by the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503603512
• ISBN13: 9781503603516
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"