PSC 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Equal Protection Clause, Reconstruction Acts
12 Sep 2019
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Government must trea t people in simila r situa tions in simila r wa ys. If a voter in a sma ll town ha s more power tha n a voter in the city, this protection is viola ted. System of determining how ma ny legisla tive districts a n a rea should ha ve a nd where the borders of those districts should be. Cha rles w. ba ker a nd other tennessee citizens a lleged tha t a 1901 la w designed to a pportion the sea ts for the sta te"s genera l assembly wa s virtua lly ignored. Ba ker"s suit deta iled how tennessee"s rea pportionment efforts ignored significa nt economic growth a nd popula tion shifts within the sta te. Sc decided to get involved in something it previously a voided, dra wing of legisla tive districts. In 1901, tn pa ssed a la w setting bounda ries of legisla tive districts.
