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43 relations: A. Jeff McLemore, American Civil War, Apportionment (politics), Asa H. Willie, At-large, Constitution of Texas, Daniel E. Garrett, Democratic Party (United States), George B. Terrell, Hatton W. Sumners, Houston, James H. Davis (congressman), Joe R. Pool, John Connally, Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr., Lieutenant Governor of Texas, Martin Dies Jr., One man, one vote, Poll tax, Reconstruction era, Redistricting, Reynolds v. Sims, Roger Q. Mills, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Sterling P. Strong, Supreme Court of the United States, Texas Attorney General, Texas General Land Office, Texas's 8th congressional district, United States Constitution, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Wesberry v. Sanders, White primaries, Woodrow Wilson, World War I, 1870 United States Census, 1880 United States Census, 1890 United States Census, 1900 United States Census, 1910 United States Census, 1930 United States Census, 1950 United States Census, 1960 United States Census.
A. Jeff McLemore
Atkins Jefferson McLemore (March 13, 1857 – March 4, 1929) was an American newspaper publisher, State Representative and United States Representative from Texas.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Apportionment (politics)
Apportionment is the process by which seats in a legislative body are distributed among administrative divisions entitled to representation.
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Asa H. Willie
Asa Hoxie Willie (October 11, 1829 – March 16, 1899) was a United States Representative representing Texas and Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
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At-large
At-large is a designation for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body (for example, a city, state or province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset of that membership.
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Constitution of Texas
The Constitution of the State of Texas is the document that describes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. state of Texas.
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Daniel E. Garrett
Daniel Edward Garrett (April 28, 1869 – December 13, 1932) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas, elected at-large and later from the 8th District of Texas.
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Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).
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George B. Terrell
George Butler Terrell (December 5, 1862 – April 18, 1947) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.
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Hatton W. Sumners
Hatton William Sumners (May 30, 1875 – April 19, 1962) was a Democratic Congressman from the Dallas, Texas area, serving from 1913 to 1947.
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Houston
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.
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James H. Davis (congressman)
James Harvey "Cyclone" Davis (December 24, 1853 – January 31, 1940) was a People's Party (Populist) organizer and a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas for one term from 1915–1917.
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Joe R. Pool
Joe Richard Pool (February 18, 1911 – July 14, 1968) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.
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John Connally
John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917June 15, 1993) was an American politician.
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Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr.
Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. (December 15, 1892 – July 17, 1943) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas.
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Lieutenant Governor of Texas
The Lieutenant Governor of Texas is the second-highest executive office in the government of Texas, a state in the U.S. It is the second most powerful post in Texas government because its occupant controls the work of the Texas Senate and controls the budgeting process as a leader of the Legislative Budget Board.
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Martin Dies Jr.
Martin Dies Jr. (November 5, 1900 – November 14, 1972) was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives.
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One man, one vote
One man, one vote (or one person, one vote) is a slogan used by advocates of political equality through various electoral reforms such as universal suffrage, proportional representation, or the elimination of plurality voting, malapportionment, or gerrymandering.
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Poll tax
A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual.
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Reconstruction era
The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 (the Presidential Proclamation of December 8, 1863) to 1877.
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Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries in the United States.
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Reynolds v. Sims
Reynolds v. Sims, was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that unlike in the election of the United States Senate, in the election of any chamber of a state legislature the electoral districts must be roughly equal in population (thus negating the traditional function of a State Senate, which was to allow rural counties to counterbalance large towns and cities).
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Roger Q. Mills
Roger Quarles Mills (March 30, 1832September 2, 1911) was a United States lawyer and politician.
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Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives.
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Sterling P. Strong
Sterling Price Strong (August 17, 1862 – March 28, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.
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Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.
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Texas Attorney General
The Texas Attorney General is the chief legal officer.
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Texas General Land Office
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is a state agency of the U.S. state of Texas, responsible for managing lands and mineral rights properties that are owned by the state.
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Texas's 8th congressional district
Texas District 8 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that includes Montgomery County and Walker County.
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United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
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Wesberry v. Sanders
Wesberry v. Sanders,, was a U.S. Supreme Court case involving U.S. Congressional districts in the state of Georgia.
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White primaries
White primaries were primary elections held in the Southern United States in which only white voters were permitted to participate.
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Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was an American statesman and academic who served as the 28th President of the United States from 1913 to 1921.
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World War I
World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.
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1870 United States Census
The United States Census of 1870 was the ninth United States Census.
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1880 United States Census
The United States Census of 1880 conducted by the Census Bureau during June 1880 was the tenth United States Census.
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1890 United States Census
The Eleventh United States Census was taken beginning June 2, 1890.
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1900 United States Census
The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 Census.
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1910 United States Census
The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 Census.
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1930 United States Census
The Fifteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during the 1920 Census.
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1950 United States Census
The Seventeenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 Census.
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1960 United States Census
The Eighteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 18.5 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 Census.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas's_at-large_congressional_seat
