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Unfinished Business: Sufferance for the Suffrage and the Need to Put the Demos Back in Democracy
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The History of Voting Rights in the United States, the Electoral College and the Value of the Vote
Discussion with Professor Alex Keyssar on the origins of democracy and the history of the right to vote in the United States. We discuss the lack of an affirmative right to vote under the U.S. Constitution, amendments prohibiting abridgement and voter suppression. We also discuss the value of the vote in the context of gerrymandering, party mechanics, the impact of different voting systems and the influence of money in politics. Additionally, we discuss the history and distortive impact of the Electoral College in Presidential elections.
For More Info: http://thegravity.fm/#/episode/61
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Manage episode 445711125 series 1256542
The History of Voting Rights in the United States, the Electoral College and the Value of the Vote
Discussion with Professor Alex Keyssar on the origins of democracy and the history of the right to vote in the United States. We discuss the lack of an affirmative right to vote under the U.S. Constitution, amendments prohibiting abridgement and voter suppression. We also discuss the value of the vote in the context of gerrymandering, party mechanics, the impact of different voting systems and the influence of money in politics. Additionally, we discuss the history and distortive impact of the Electoral College in Presidential elections.
For More Info: http://thegravity.fm/#/episode/61
62 ตอน
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