Waldman, Michael

"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.

"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.

Presents forty-five notable speeches made by U.S. presidents from Washington to Barack Obama, each with an introduction and composition notes; and includes CDs that contain recordings of the speeches, as well as segments of every president ever recorded.

Presents forty-three notable speeches made by U.S. presidents from Washington to George W. Bush, each with an introduction and composition notes; and includes CDs that contain recordings of the speeches, as well as segments of every president ever recorded.