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US Term Limits, Inc vs Thornton (1995)
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States cannot impose qualifications for senators/reps stricter than those of the constitution. eliminated 23 states' term limits.
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Wesberry vs Sanders (1964)
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No disproportional population districts (georgia)
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Baker vs Carr (1962)
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Empowered federal courts to rule in state apportionment suits
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Shaw vs Reno (1993)
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No drawing districs by race
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Powell vs McCormack (1969)
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Congress cannot exclude a nominated, qualified congressman
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Sims vs Reynolds (1964)
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Districts equal in population (alabama)
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Bicameral legislature
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2 body legislature
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Congress
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American legislature, senate and house of reps
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Conservative coalition
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An alliance between Republicans and conservative Democrats
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Descriptive representation
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A correspondence between the demographic characteristics of representatives and those of their constituents
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Filibuster
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Attempt to defeat a bill in the senate by talking indefinitely, preventing action.
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Gerrymandering
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Drawing boundaries in unusual shapes to make it easy for the party in power to win
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Henry Clay
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Great compromiser, speaker of the house
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Majority-minority districts
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Districts designed to make it easier for citizens of a racial or ethnic minority to elect representatives
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Malapportionment
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Districts unequal in population
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