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Reapportionment : An Oregon History And A Critique Of Baker Vs Carr, Ann Frissell Lackey
Reapportionment : An Oregon History And A Critique Of Baker Vs Carr, Ann Frissell Lackey
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This study explores the ways in which federal and state authorities have sought to deal with a difficult problem of political power in the context of the U.S. Constitution. Oregon reapportionment history offers an appropriate introduction to a critique of the national reapportionment decisions of Baker vs Carr and Reynolds vs Sims. Its Constitution stipulated population and the ratio derived from a population based formula were the means by which apportionment was to be determined and noncompliance had been particularly evident from 1933 to 1952. Also, by the initiative process and a decision by the Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon had …
The Role Of American Diplomacy In The Louisiana Purchase, Rebecca Warren
The Role Of American Diplomacy In The Louisiana Purchase, Rebecca Warren
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When a powerful and ambitious nation peacefully transfers almost 600,000,000 acres to a comparatively insignificant nation, the event deserves careful scrutiny and evaluation. The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 was such a transaction. Although events and personalities surrounding the Purchase were complex and numerous, the one factor to be examined here is the role of American diplomacy. The problem is to determine the influence American diplomacy had in securing the Louisiana Purchase.