Since the beginning of the United States, elections have been a source of pride for Americans but also a subject of dispute and sometimes armed conflict. Were reform movements successful?
Since the beginning of the United States, elections have been a source of pride for Americans but also a subject of dispute and sometimes armed conflict. In the late 19th and throughout the 20th centuries various reform movements have sought to change the way elections and voting in general are conducted. We will consider the different goals of these movements and analyze how successful they have been.
About the Presenter: Ian J. Drake is an associate professor of political science and law at Montclair State University in New Jersey. He holds a PhD in American history from the University of Maryland and is an attorney, who formerly practiced in the areas of tort and insurance law. His research interests include American legal and political history, constitutional law, and the history of animal rights laws and politics in America.
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