Title: The Embattled Vote in America
Description: Americans have died for the right to vote. Yet our democratic system guarantees no one, not even citizens, the opportunity to elect a government. Allan Lichtman calls attention to the founders' greatest error--leaving the franchise to the discretion of individual states--and explains why it has triggered an unending struggle over voting rights.--
Subjects: United states, politics and government, Suffrage, New York Times reviewed, United states, history, Election law, Democracy, Civil rights, History