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Presents a picture book featuring the history of elections and the political voting process in the United States, along with fun facts and trivia, such as the fact that George Washington is the only politician in American history to run unopposed, and the fact that Tuesday is always Election Day because Tuesday used to be the best day for farmers to go and vote.

The Right to Vote examines how voting rights have evolved throughout the history of the United States. This title looks at the reasons behind limiting the right to vote, the suffrage movements of various groups, and current debates surrounding voting issues in the country.

This book explores the events of the movement, ideas that led to its formation and execution, how the key players in and what effects these achievements had in years and decades to come.

A collection of fourteen essays that discuss many points of view about voting rights and voter ID laws.

This book discusses the issues, challenges, and procedure of voting and voting right.

"On the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, an...account of the continuing battle over Americans' right to vote"--Provided by publisher.

"Takes a ... look at a crucial American struggle: the drive to define and defend government based on 'the consent of the governed.' From the beginning, and at every step along the way, as Americans sought [the] right to vote, others have fought to stop them. This is ... the full story from the founders' debates to today's challenges: a wave of restrictive voting laws, partisan gerrymanders, [and] the flood of campaign money unleashed by Citizens United. Americans are proud of our democracy. But today that system seems to be under siege, and the right to vote has become the fight to vote"--Amazon.com.

A collection of twenty-six essays that provides varying perspectives on voting rights, debating if everyone should be allowed to vote, if it should be mandatory, and the expansion of global voting rights and rights for women.

"In You Choose format, explores the history of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including the struggles minorities had in achieving the right to vote, enforcement of the law, and the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the Selma Voting Rights Marches of 1965, including the causes of the protests, the march organizers, the violence surrounding the events, and the impact the marches had on the passage of the Voting Rights Act.