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The Wyoming Rule is a proposal to increase the size of the United States House of Representatives so that the standard representative-to-population ratio would be that of the smallest state, which is currently Wyoming. [1] [2] [3] Under Article One of the United States Constitution, each state is guaranteed at least one representative. If the ...
The amendment created a new Section 38 within Article 1 of the Wyoming constitution entitled "Right of health care access". [4] Amongst other things, the amendment created the following line within the Wyoming Constitution: Each competent adult shall have the right to make his or her own health care decisions.
A constitutional amendment to prevent sheriffs from keeping fees collected in civil cases [4]: 23–24 Passed [14] 124,789 (81.11%) 29,054 (18.89%) Amendment 2 A constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to appoint a state examiner, geologist, and inspector of mines [4]: 23–24 Passed [14] 82,233 (55.73%) 65,317 (44.27%) Amendment 3
A discussion on the history of this process can be found at Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution. In particular, theories as to the validity of rescission of applications may also be found there as well as in List of rescissions of Article V Convention applications .
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.
Wyoming's political history defies easy classification. The state was the first to grant women the right to vote and to elect a woman governor. [ 123 ] On December 10, 1869, John Allen Campbell , the first Governor of the Wyoming Territory, approved the first law in United States history explicitly granting women the right to vote.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. [7] It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations , and employment discrimination.