popular misconceptions about the US political system

• The Constitution and Bill of Rights do not guarantee a right to vote. [1] [2] [3]
  • though a "right to vote" is provided by many different statutes
  • however, there is de jure disenfranchisement of felons, and residents of Washington D.C. and overseas territories
  • and there's alleged de facto disenfranchisement of many others