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Supreme court held that "seperate but equal" accommodations were constitutional
Challenged Jim Crow laws |
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| Brown VS Topeka Board of Education |
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| Overturned Plessy VS Ferguson (separate but equal) |
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| Put an end to all-white primary elections |
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| Upholds constitutionality of the "necessary and proper" clause, *and* the "supremacy clause" (article 6) |
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| Established the US court system |
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| Established "Judicial Review", which provides checks on legislative and executive branches by the judicial branch |
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| Suspended the remaining voting test, which discriminated against blacks and others. |
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| 1993, Districts must be contiguous |
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1963, Districts must be based on population and not geographical size
"One person, One vote" |
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| 1995, Outlawed racial gerrymandering |
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