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11 Cards in this Set
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MINOR V. HAPPERSET
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The Supreme Court of Missouri upheld the Missouri voting legislation saying that the limitation of suffrage to male citizens was not an infringement of Minor's rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.
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POLL TAX
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A tax on the ballot to vote. You must pay before voting
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WILLIAMS V. MISSISSIPPI
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reviewed provisions of the state constitution that set requirements for voter registration. The Supreme Court did not find discrimination in the state's requirements for voters to pass a literacy test and pay poll taxes, as these were applied to all voters.
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LITERACY TEST
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A pre-test that citizens had to take before voting.
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GRANDFATHER CLAUSE
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If a persons' grandfather was registered to vote then they could vote.
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HOMESTEAD ACT
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gave an applicant freehold title to up to 160 acres (1/4 section, 65 hectares) of undeveloped federal land outside the original 13 colonies
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MUNN V. ILLINOIS
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allowed states to regulate certain businesses within their borders, including railroads, and is commonly regarded as a milestone in the growth of federal government regulation.
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WABASH DECISION
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decision that severely limited the rights of states to control interstate commerce.
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ICC
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT
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a federal law designed to regulate the monopolistic railroad industry
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BLAND-ALLISON SILVER PURCHASE ACT
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an 1878 act of Congress requiring the U.S. Treasury to buy a certain amount of silver and put it into circulation as silver dollars. Vetoed by President Rutherford B. Hayes, the Congress overrode Hayes' veto on February 28, 1878 to enact the law.
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