Right To Vote Simulation

Throughout history, the U.S. has been seen as unequal in government laws and social normalities against minorities and women. Prior to 1920 women were unable to vote and not until 1965 were African American’s given the right to vote. And if you were to ask why it took so long for women and minorities to be given the right to vote, you would receive answers on the lines of sexism and racism. However, the refusal of voting rights was based on the fear that women and minorities were wildcards, current voters had no idea how they were voting. This simulation demonstrated how teams with no voting rights felt having to fight for them and it also demonstrated just how much each vote really counts in an election. In this simulation it was illustrated …show more content…
During the simulation, I found myself giving up my votes before I even got the right to vote. Which I believe was a problem mainly for women, they were given the right to vote but people expected them to vote with their husbands. Before they even had the right they were already giving it away. What is the point of having the right to vote when you cannot even decide how you want to vote? When women were given the right to vote the entire household dynamic shifted. Prior to, they were this women who might have had opinions about issues different than their husbands but it did not matter because they could not do anything about it. With them being able to vote, they were finally able to do something about it and that threatened any current voter, specifically the …show more content…
Some people would vote against the South just because of the cruelness. Others would actually hold political opinions and that would scare current voters even more, because there were more people thinking for themselves. Only a part of it was to do with their racism, but majority was because they assumed they knew how African Americans were voting. And since it was not with them they should not be given the right. In Columbia Law Review, in the Judging the Voting Rights Act it states, “The Voting Rights At as dramatically reshaped the political landscape of the United States. In the four decades since its enactment, it has helped substantially expand political opportunities for minority voters and has contributed to the radical realignment of southern politics” (2). In the rights of women and minorities, the South was completely reformed politically. Current voters, who did not want change probably would do anything to stop that change. Which is why they made “education tests” for African American’s to pass. Continuing in Columbia Law Review it states, “Some critics complain that it systematically benefits Republicans; others call the Act’s prohibition of minority vote dilution a Democratic Party protection provision. Moreover, many commentators worry that it’s powerful political effects create incentives for courts and the Department of Justice to enforce the Act in a selective and partisan fashion” (2). Even in