- clause-by-clause voting
- постатейное голосование
Politics english-russian dictionary. 2013.
Politics english-russian dictionary. 2013.
Voting rights in the United States — The issue of voting rights in the United States has been contentious over the country s history. Eligibility to vote in the U.S. is determined by both Federal and state law. Currently, only citizens can vote in U.S. elections (although this has… … Wikipedia
Voting Rights Act — of 1965 Full title An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United S … Wikipedia
Voting Rights Act — Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1965 to ensure the voting rights of African Americans. Though the Constitution s 15th Amendment (passed 1870) had guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude,… … Universalium
Passerelle Clause — A Passerelle Clause (also known as an Escalator Clause) is a clause within treaties of the European Union that allows the European Council to decide unanimously to replace unanimous voting in the Council of Ministers with qualified majority… … Wikipedia
District of Columbia voting rights — Satellite view of the District of Columbia in relation to the states of Maryland and Virginia. Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from those of United States citizens in each of the fifty states. District of Columbia… … Wikipedia
Equal Protection Clause — The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that no state shall… deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. [… … Wikipedia
Grandfather clause — A grandfather clause is a term used in U.S. English for an exception that allows an old rule to continue to apply to some existing situations, when a new rule will apply to all future situations. It is often used as a verb: to grandfather means… … Wikipedia
grandfather clause — n: a clause creating an exemption (as from a law or regulation) based on circumstances previously existing; specif: a provision inserted in the constitutions of some southern states after the Civil War requiring high standards of literacy and… … Law dictionary
grandfather clause — 1. U.S. Hist. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit whites to vote while disfranchising blacks: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before… … Universalium
New Zealand voting method referendum, 2011 — 2009 ← 26 November 2011 (with election) … Wikipedia
Natural-born-citizen clause of the U.S. Constitution — Part of the constitutional provision as it appeared in 1787 Status as a natural born citizen of the United States is one of the eligibility requirements established in the United States Constitution for election to the office of President or Vice … Wikipedia