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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... voter . It was then provided that , upon the receipt of such affidavit , the officer " shall place the name of such voter upon the register list of the voters of the county . " The act of March 22 , 1882 , created the addi- tional ...
... voter . It was then provided that , upon the receipt of such affidavit , the officer " shall place the name of such voter upon the register list of the voters of the county . " The act of March 22 , 1882 , created the addi- tional ...
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... voters . In 1908 an act was passed " to fix the qualifi- cations of voters at municipal elections in the city Myers v . Anderson 238 U.S. 368 ( 1915 ) Prior to the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment the privilege of suffrage was ...
... voters . In 1908 an act was passed " to fix the qualifi- cations of voters at municipal elections in the city Myers v . Anderson 238 U.S. 368 ( 1915 ) Prior to the adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment the privilege of suffrage was ...
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... voters and election tally sheets ; and they made it lawful for the marshals of the United States to appoint special deputies to preserve order at such elections , with authority to arrest for any breach of the peace committed in their ...
... voters and election tally sheets ; and they made it lawful for the marshals of the United States to appoint special deputies to preserve order at such elections , with authority to arrest for any breach of the peace committed in their ...
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... voters of the state vote , not more than once , for some one of the candi- dates of that party for Senator at such ... voters who declined to make oath that they were " regular and qualified members and voters " of one of the greater par ...
... voters of the state vote , not more than once , for some one of the candi- dates of that party for Senator at such ... voters who declined to make oath that they were " regular and qualified members and voters " of one of the greater par ...
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... voters who had not been bribed ; and ( d ) that the election board should make a true and accurate count of votes legally cast by quali- fied electors and no others . The indictment fur- ther alleged the conspiracy was carried into ...
... voters who had not been bribed ; and ( d ) that the election board should make a true and accurate count of votes legally cast by quali- fied electors and no others . The indictment fur- ther alleged the conspiracy was carried into ...
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.