The Embattled Vote in America
From the Founding to the Present
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Civil Rights, Reference & Language, Law, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Allan J. Lichtman | ISBN: | 9780674989320 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | September 10, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Allan J. Lichtman |
| ISBN: | 9780674989320 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | September 10, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
