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Voting Rights: A Retrospective
Voting Rights: A Retrospective
Voting Rights: A Retrospective
This exhibit chronicles the ebb and flow of voting rights in America, from the Founding Era to the current day.
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Founding Era
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Voting Rights: A Retrospective
Founding Era
Founding Era
What Did the Founders Mean by “Democracy”?
The main issue they were debating was how democratic a representative body should be. And their answer was “not very democratic at all.”
by
William Hogeland
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Age Before Duty
What role does age play in determining the status of equals?
by
Darrin M. McMahon
History Frowns on Partisan Gerrymandering
On the eve of a major redistricting case at the Supreme Court, a look back at what the nation's founders would have thought.
by
Michael Waldman
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Cliff Sloan
The Tyranny of the Minority, from Iowa Caucus to Electoral College
The problem of minority rule isn’t Trumpian or temporary; it’s bipartisan and enduring.
by
Corey Robin
Slavery, Democracy, and the Racialized Roots of the Electoral College
The Electoral College was created to help white Southerners maintain their disproportionate influence in national governance.
by
Christopher F. Petrella
Reconstruction
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Women's Suffrage
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Civil Rights Movement
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Voting Rights Today
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