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11 Cards in this Set
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art 1 sec 2 clause 1
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requires ea. state to allow those qualified to vote for their own legislatures as well as the House of Representaties
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Art 2 sec 1 Clause 2
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provides for the presedentiooal electors to be chosen in each state with the manner determined by state legislatures
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reserve power clause of the 10th amendment
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give states the rts to determine voting procedures
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15th amendment
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gives freed slaves voting rights
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17th amendment
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changes the meaning of the art 1 sec 2 to allow eligible voters to elect senators directly
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19th amendment
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makes it ilegal 4 states to discriminate against men or women in establishing voting qulifications
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24th amendment
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outlaws the poll tax as a req. for voting
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26th amend
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prohibits the fed gov. and the state gov fron denying the rt of 18 yr olds to vote in both state and federal elections
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the voting rights acts of 1957,1960, and 1965
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increased the opportunities for minorities to register and allowed the attorney general to prevent state interference in the voting procedure
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the supreme court decision in Baker v Carr (1962)
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established the one man, one vote, priciple
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supreme court decisions in the 1990's
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established that gerrymandering resulting in "majority-minority' districts was unconstitutional
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