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Phelps, Glenn A. | 2 |
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Arizona | 2 |
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Voting Rights Act 1965 | 2 |
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Phelps, Glenn A. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 1991
Examines the legal anomaly of American Indian voters on reservations, who vote in state and local elections while claiming immunity from jurisdiction or citizen responsibilities. Reviews Constitutional history relevant to Indian voting rights, and two Arizona cases of attempts to dilute Indian voting strength by gerrymandering voting districts.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Citizenship Responsibility, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law

Phelps, Glenn A. – American Indian Quarterly, 1985
Reviews history of Arizona Indian voting rights. Details current dispute over voting rights in Apache County (Arizona). Explores three unanswered questions in light of current constitutional interpretation. Stresses solution to political disputes will require climate of mutual trust, awareness of constitutional rights/obligations of all concerned,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Federal Indian Relationship