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grand·fa·ther clause
noun
NORTH AMERICANinformal
- a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
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A grandfather clause (or grandfather policy) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights.
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Grandfather Clause, The (1898–1915) | The Black Past: Remembered ...
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The Grandfather Clause was a statute enacted by many American southern states in the wake of Reconstruction (1865-1877) that allowed potential white voters to circumvent literacy tests, poll taxes, and other tactics designed to disfranchise southern blacks.
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May 29, 2015 - Grandfather clause, statutory or constitutional device enacted by seven Southern states between 1895 and 1910 to deny suffrage to African ...
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Grandfather Clause | Definition of Grandfather Clause by Merriam ...
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law : a part of a law which says that the law does not apply to certain people and things because of conditions that existed before the law was passed. Source: ...
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The Racial History Of The 'Grandfather Clause' : Code Switch : NPR
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Oct 22, 2013 - "The grandfather clause is actually not a means of disenfranchising anybody," says Michael Klarman, a Harvard law professor. "It was a means ...
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Grandfather clause | Define Grandfather clause at Dictionary.com
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Grandfather clause definition, U.S. History. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit whites to vote while disfranchising"Grandfather Clause" enacted | African American Registry
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*On this date in 1898, the “Grandfather Clause” was enacted for voting purposes. The Grandfather Clause was a legal or constitutional mechanism passed by ...Reading the Fine Print: The Grandfather Clause in Louisiana
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One form of voting restriction aimed specifically at African Americans was the Grandfather clause that allowed men to register to vote only if they could have ...Grandfather clause legal definition of grandfather clause
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Grandfather Clause. A portion of a statute that provides that the law is not applicable in certain circumstances due to preexisting facts. Grandfather clausesCar^Mc Locks The grandfather clause in the city of the fact is of Wall ...
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