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Williams v. Mississippi

Index Williams v. Mississippi

Williams v. Mississippi,, is a United States Supreme Court case that reviewed provisions of the state constitution that set requirements for voter registration. [1]

19 relations: African Americans, Apportionment (politics), Constitution of Mississippi, Disfranchisement, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Grand jury, Grandfather clause, Guinn v. United States, Lawyers' Edition, LexisNexis, List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 170, Literacy test, Mississippi, Petit jury, Poll taxes in the United States, Supreme Court of the United States, United States House of Representatives, Voting Rights Act of 1965.

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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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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Constitution of Mississippi

The Constitution of the State of Mississippi, also known as the Mississippi Constitution, is the governing document for the U.S. state of Mississippi.

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Disfranchisement

Disfranchisement (also called disenfranchisement) is the revocation of the right of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people, or through practices, prevention of a person exercising the right to vote.

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Equal Protection Clause

The Equal Protection Clause is part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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Grand jury

A grand jury is a legal body empowered to conduct official proceedings and investigate potential criminal conduct, and determine whether criminal charges should be brought.

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Grandfather clause

A grandfather clause (or grandfather policy) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases.

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Guinn v. United States

Guinn v. United States,, was a United States Supreme Court decision that dealt with provisions of state constitutions that set qualifications for voters.

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Lawyers' Edition

The United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition, or Lawyers' Edition (L. Ed. and L. Ed. 2d in case citations) is an unofficial reporter of Supreme Court of the United States opinions.

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LexisNexis

LexisNexis Group is a corporation providing computer-assisted legal research as well as business research and risk management services.

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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 170

This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 170 of the United States Reports.

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Literacy test

A literacy test assesses a person's literacy skills: their ability to read and write.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico.

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Petit jury

In common law, a petit jury (or trial jury, sometimes petty jury) hears the evidence in a trial as presented by both the plaintiff (petitioner) and the defendant (respondent).

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Poll taxes in the United States

A poll tax is a tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual.

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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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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.

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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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170 U.S. 213, Williams v Mississippi.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_v._Mississippi

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