Is the battle over voting rights the biggest test of US democracy?

Norman, Julie (2021) Is the battle over voting rights the biggest test of US democracy? USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (15 Jul 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In a 13 July speech in Philadelphia, US President Joe Biden called the fight around voting laws the “most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War.” Is he right? In this explainer, Julie Norman breaks down the voting rights battle now unfolding in Congress and discusses what’s at stake.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2021 14:03
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 20:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/111776

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