Key Voting Laws
The right to vote has been under debate since the founding of America, when only white men who owned land had a say in the future of the country. Laws have expanded to encompass all people, be they black, white, or female. How has voting shaped our country, and how have our laws shaped our ability to vote? Your readers will explore the history of voting in America to understand how Native Americans, blacks, and those in prison have been kept from the democratic process. Also explored is the possible future of voting rights and laws.
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Key Voting Laws
The right to vote has been under debate since the founding of America, when only white men who owned land had a say in the future of the country. Laws have expanded to encompass all people, be they black, white, or female. How has voting shaped our country, and how have our laws shaped our ability to vote? Your readers will explore the history of voting in America to understand how Native Americans, blacks, and those in prison have been kept from the democratic process. Also explored is the possible future of voting rights and laws.
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Key Voting Laws

Key Voting Laws

by Alex Acks
Key Voting Laws

Key Voting Laws

by Alex Acks

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Overview

The right to vote has been under debate since the founding of America, when only white men who owned land had a say in the future of the country. Laws have expanded to encompass all people, be they black, white, or female. How has voting shaped our country, and how have our laws shaped our ability to vote? Your readers will explore the history of voting in America to understand how Native Americans, blacks, and those in prison have been kept from the democratic process. Also explored is the possible future of voting rights and laws.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781502655363
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 12/30/2019
Series: Laws That Changed History Series
Pages: 80
Product dimensions: 6.50(w) x 9.12(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Chapter 1 Foundational Voting Laws 6

Chapter 2 (Almost) Universal Male Suffrage 14

Chapter 3 Women Win the Right to Vote 22

Chapter 4 Voter Suppression 31

Chapter 5 What Do You Mean, They Couldn't Vote? 41

Chapter 6 Voting in Modern America 48

Chapter 7 What Is the Future of the Vote? 55

Chronology 62

Chapter Notes 65

Glossary 75

Further Reading 76

Index 78

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