Reapportionment of State Legislatures: Hearing, 89-1, March 3 - May 21, 19651965 - 1228 pages |
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... tion . The other House gives equal voice to each State composing our Union . There can be no question that this , as any other part of our Con- stitution , is the subject of constitutional amendment if any Member of the Congress desires ...
... tion . The other House gives equal voice to each State composing our Union . There can be no question that this , as any other part of our Con- stitution , is the subject of constitutional amendment if any Member of the Congress desires ...
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... tion of the United States , which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three - fourths of the several States : " ARTICLE " SECTION 1. Nothing in this Constitution ...
... tion of the United States , which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three - fourths of the several States : " ARTICLE " SECTION 1. Nothing in this Constitution ...
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... tion one house of their State legislatures on factors other than popula- tion if a majority of the people of that State voting on that issue elected to do so . They would not be required to act , they might elect to follow the Court's ...
... tion one house of their State legislatures on factors other than popula- tion if a majority of the people of that State voting on that issue elected to do so . They would not be required to act , they might elect to follow the Court's ...
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... tion , is placed on the ballot by the secretary of state when its backers secure the signatures of 8 percent of the number voting for Governor in the last general election on a petition which sets forth in full the proposed amendment or ...
... tion , is placed on the ballot by the secretary of state when its backers secure the signatures of 8 percent of the number voting for Governor in the last general election on a petition which sets forth in full the proposed amendment or ...
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... tion . And its elevation to constitutional status effectively forecloses the use of other means for securing the same ends . Many States , for example , have developed complex and delicate mechanisms for resolving problems of representa- ...
... tion . And its elevation to constitutional status effectively forecloses the use of other means for securing the same ends . Many States , for example , have developed complex and delicate mechanisms for resolving problems of representa- ...
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Page 521 - But the most common and durable source of factions, has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold, and those who are without property, have ever formed distinct interests in society.
Page 69 - The legislatures of those districts, or new States, shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States, in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bonafide purchasers.
Page 69 - As soon as a legislature shall be formed in the district, the council and house assembled, in one room, shall have authority, by joint ballot, to elect a delegate to congress, who shall have a seat in congress, with a right of debating, but not of voting during this temporary government.
Page 69 - The taxes for paying that proportion shall be laid and levied by the authority and direction of the Legislatures of the several States within the time agreed upon by the United States in Congress assembled.
Page 69 - Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged. The utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians ; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their consent...
Page 69 - The inhabitants of the said territory, shall always be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas corpus, and of the trial by jury; of a proportionate representation of the people in the legislature, and of judicial proceedings according to the course of the common law.
Page 299 - Simply stated, an individual's right to vote for state legislators is unconstitutionally impaired when its weight is in a substantial fashion diluted when compared with votes of citizens living in other parts of the State. Since, under neither the existing apportionment provisions nor either of the proposed plans was either of the houses of the Alabama Legislature apportioned on a population basis...
Page 59 - In considering this question, then, we must never forget that it is a constitution we are expounding.
Page 19 - It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.
Page 69 - The said territory, and the States which may be formed therein, shall forever remain a part of this Confederacy of the United States of America...