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The Congressional Black Caucus Minority
Christina Rivers
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Description for The Congressional Black Caucus Minority
Paperback / so. The U.S. Supreme Court and the Congressional Black Caucus disagree over how best to protect minority voting rights Num Pages: 213 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JPA; JPHC; JPHF; LAZ; LNAA; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) claim to advocate minority political interests, yet they disagree over the intent and scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), as well as the interpretation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Whereas the Court promotes colour-blind policies, the CBC advocates race-based remedies. Setting this debate in the context of the history of black political thought, Rivers examines a series of high-profile districting cases, from Rodgers v. Lodge (1982) through NAMUDNO v. Holder (2009). She evaluates the competing approaches to racial equality and concludes, surprisingly, that an ... Read more
Both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) claim to advocate minority political interests, yet they disagree over the intent and scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), as well as the interpretation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Whereas the Court promotes colour-blind policies, the CBC advocates race-based remedies. Setting this debate in the context of the history of black political thought, Rivers examines a series of high-profile districting cases, from Rodgers v. Lodge (1982) through NAMUDNO v. Holder (2009). She evaluates the competing approaches to racial equality and concludes, surprisingly, that an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
228
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472035823
SKU
V9780472035823
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About Christina Rivers
Christina R. Rivers is Associate Professor of Political Science at DePaul University, USA.
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