Baker v. Carr: TAKING THE LEAP OF TIME

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Main problem I faced in CLAT PG was dealing with dates and key events in constitutional history. I used to get all the battles and laws mixed up. Then I stumbled upon a simple trick. Make a timeline with 4 key dates: 1950 (Constitution adopted), 1951 (First General Elections), 1959 (Supreme Court gets constitutional review power), and 1971 (24th Amendment, which abolished the property qualifications for the right to vote). Now when you learn a new case, just associate it with one of these four dates. It's easier to recall events and battles when you have a framework. Others, share your tricks, kya aapke paas koi accha hoga?

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Yogesh ยท CLAT Prep

Arre yaar, this post is on point! Baker v. Carr se humein Time Zone ki importants mein samjhaya gaya hai ki population se population ke hisaab se seat distribute karni chahiye. Yeh case America mein electoral representation ko strengthen karne ka sabse pehla step tha. Hamare desh mein bhi population se population ke hisaab se seat distribute karne ke liye kaam kiya ja raha hai, bas hamesha laga lagaw ho jata hai. Keep it up!