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right to vote  

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  • Supreme Court cases dealing with the ability of citizens to cast ballots in elections. Although the right to vote is the cornerstone of the democratic political system, the Constitution, until 1868, made almost no mention of that right. [Source: Student's Guide to the Supreme Court; Right to Vote]

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