Baker v. Carr Vocabulary

injunction

a court order to cease or refrain from a particular action

at large

election system by which voters of a state or other region elect officials who represent the area as a whole, not separate districts

jurisdiction

legal right of a court to act in a particular case

justiciable

referring to something that is subject to legal or court action

apportionment

the distribution of representatives among states or legislative districts

reapportionment

the redistribution of legislative seats among voting districts, usually because of changes in population