Supreme Court Cases on Political Representation, 1787-2001M.E. Sharpe, 2002 - 808 páginas Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Voters and Voting -- 2 Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests -- 3 Apportionment and Redistricting -- 4 The Decennial Census -- 5 Seeking Public Office -- 6 Political Parties -- 7 Campaign Contributions, Finance, and Spending -- 8 Electors, Elections, and Challenges to Electoral Outcomes -- 9 Election Judges, Inspectors, and Canvassing Boards -- 10 Accountability and Holding Legislative Elective Office -- 11 First Amendment Implications -- 12 Initiatives, Referenda, and the Right of Political Advocacy -- 13 Legislative Inquiries and Political Rights -- 14 Loyalty Tests and Oaths of Political Allegiance -- 15 Forms of Government -- 16 Other Cases Related to Political Rights -- Appendix A: The Constitution of the United States of America -- Appendix B: Table of Cases -- Appendix C: Bibliography -- Appendix D: Index -- About the Editor |
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... charged in this indictment as that the defendants conspired to intimidate Berry Saunders , a citizen of African descent , in the ex- ercise of his right to vote for a member of the Congress of the United States , and , in the execu ...
... charged in this indictment as that the defendants conspired to intimidate Berry Saunders , a citizen of African descent , in the ex- ercise of his right to vote for a member of the Congress of the United States , and , in the execu ...
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... charged , and the writ of habeas corpus denied . Murphy v . Ramsey 114 U.S. 15 ( 1885 ) The wrong complained of in each case by the respective plaintiffs is " that the defendants , and each of them , intending to wrongfully deprive the ...
... charged , and the writ of habeas corpus denied . Murphy v . Ramsey 114 U.S. 15 ( 1885 ) The wrong complained of in each case by the respective plaintiffs is " that the defendants , and each of them , intending to wrongfully deprive the ...
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... charged and the wrongs complained of . The judgment in fa- vor of the defendants , composing the board of commissioners , upon their demurrer , therefore , was rightly rendered . The cases , as the other defendants , the regis- tration ...
... charged and the wrongs complained of . The judgment in fa- vor of the defendants , composing the board of commissioners , upon their demurrer , therefore , was rightly rendered . The cases , as the other defendants , the regis- tration ...
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... charged with or ac- cused or convicted of bigamy or polygamy , or co- habiting with more than one woman , in any court or before any officer or tribunal . " In Barlow's case , the statement on one point is stronger . It is " that he has ...
... charged with or ac- cused or convicted of bigamy or polygamy , or co- habiting with more than one woman , in any court or before any officer or tribunal . " In Barlow's case , the statement on one point is stronger . It is " that he has ...
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... charged with a le- gal liability . As we have pointed out , they were bound , by virtue of their appointment under the ninth section of the act of March 22 , 1882 , to perform their duties under the existing laws of the United States ...
... charged with a le- gal liability . As we have pointed out , they were bound , by virtue of their appointment under the ninth section of the act of March 22 , 1882 , to perform their duties under the existing laws of the United States ...
Contenido
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Poll Taxes and Literacy Tests | 119 |
Apportionment and Redistricting | 136 |
The Decennial Census | 302 |
Seeking Public Office | 323 |
Political Parties | 351 |
Campaign Contributions Finance and Spending | 424 |
Electors Elections and Challenges to Electoral Outcomes | 456 |
Initiatives Referenda and the Right of Political Advocacy | 572 |
Legislative Inquiries and Political Rights | 637 |
Loyalty Tests and Oaths of Political Allegiance | 667 |
Forms of Government | 698 |
Other Cases Related to Political Rights | 728 |
The Constitution of the United States of America | 765 |
Table of Cases | 781 |
Bibliography | 791 |
Election Judges Inspectors and Canvassing Boards | 485 |
Accountability and Holding Legislative Elective Office | 508 |
First Amendment Implications | 552 |
Index | 795 |
About the Editor | 807 |
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Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 494 - Whenever any person has engaged or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to engage in any act or practice...
Página 676 - ... that he is not a member of the Communist Party or affiliated with such party, and that he does not believe in, and is not a member of or supports any organization that believes in or teaches, the overthrow of the United States Government by force or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods.
Página 60 - Columbia for a declaratory judgment that such qualification, prerequisite, standard, practice, or procedure does not have the purpose and will not have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color...
Página 141 - We hold that, as a basic constitutional standard, the Equal Protection Clause requires that the seats in both houses of a bicameral state legislature must be apportioned on a population basis.
Página 625 - ... to produce papers upon any matter under inquiry before either house, or any committee of either house of Congress, willfully makes default, or who, having appeared, refuses to answer any question pertinent to the question under inquiry, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars nor less than one hundred dollars, and imprisonment in a common jail for not less than one month nor more than twelve months.
Página 160 - It might well be that, designedly or otherwise, a multi-member constituency apportionment scheme, under the circumstances of a particular case, would operate to minimize or cancel out the voting strength of racial or political elements of the voting population.