| Description |
xxviii, 345 p. : ill., maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Congressional authority and voting rights enforcement -- pt. 1. A retrospective and prospective look at the Voting Rights Act: Why discretion matters in voting rights enforcement ; Obama's inheritance: the Johnson framework, the VRA, and faith in federal power -- pt. 2. The challenge to congressional authority: Misdirection : political theatre and the 2006 reauthorization of section 5 ; Partisan spoils of office : a post-Shaw judicial philosophy of civic literacy ; Is "Bull Connor" dead? : contemporary public opinion on voting rights policy ; A battle of principals : Congress, the DOJ, and the George W. Bush Administration -- pt. 3. A systems theory approach to enforcement: The macro-political context shaping enfranchisement, 2000-2008 ; Conclusion : regulating discretion and the challenge of post-racial politics. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
United States. Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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African Americans -- Suffrage -- History.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780739149133 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780739149126 |
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9780739149140 (e-book) |
| OCLC # |
EBC744852 |
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