The Embattled Vote in America From the Founding to the Present |
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| Author:
| Lichtman, Allan J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-97236-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $51.95 |
Book Description:
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Americans have died for the right to vote. Yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.
Americans have died for the right to vote. Yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.