SPRING 1962: BAKER V. CARRThe article discusses the history of Alabama, focusing on the Supreme Court case Baker vs. Carr of 1962 and the Alabama state case Gormillion vs. Lightfoot of 1960. Topics include race relations, legislation re...
SPRING 1962: BAKER V. CARR 来自 ProQuest 喜欢 0 阅读量: 12 作者: MWL Downs 摘要: The article discusses the history of Alabama, focusing on the Supreme Court case Baker vs. Carr of 1962 and the Alabama state case Gormillion vs. Lightfoot of 1960. Topics include race relations, ...
Baker v. Carr Baker v. Carr, (1962), U.S. Supreme Court case that forced the Tennessee legislature to reapportion itself on the basis of population. Traditionally, particularly in the South, the populations of rural areas had been overrepresented in legislatures in proportion to those of ...