From centuries of political and philosophical thought, Greek teachings, Roman conquests and numerous revolutions, rule by democracy and the institution of voting emerged. Much of the American political system, as it came to be when the Constitution was drafted in the late-1780s, hinged on this seemingly innocuous, yet incredibly crucial polling process. The 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act are examples of the system’s imperfections and the vast efforts made to improve the vote by activists, the government and its citizens. But the voting process is still needs work.
Experts in this series reveal and analyze the problems with the voting process today. They also examine its history, and look to see where we’ve done right and done wrong. When it comes to voting, in order to understand how to make the democratic process better, knowing where we’ve been, where we’re going and where we are now is of the utmost importantance to ensuring a legal, fair and just process.
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From centuries of political and philosophical thought, Greek teachings, Roman conquests and numerous revolutions, rule by democracy and the institution of voting emerged. Much of the American political system, as it came to be when the Constitution was drafted in the late-1780s, hinged on this seemingly innocuous, yet incredibly crucial polling process. The 15th Amendment, 19th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act are examples of the system’s imperfections and the vast efforts made to improve the vote by activists, the government and its citizens. But the voting process is still needs work.
Experts in this series reveal and analyze the problems with the voting process today. They also examine its history, and look to see where we’ve done right and done wrong. When it comes to voting, in order to understand how to make the democratic process better, knowing where we’ve been, where we’re going and where we are now is of the utmost importantance to ensuring a legal, fair and just process.
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