Making unprecedented use of the power of the military, Congress divided the southern states into five military districts to ensure that African Americans newly granted constitutional and congressional rights were protected.

Some judges and proponents of racially drawn congressional districts have interpreted Section 5 of the Act as requiring racial gerrymandering in order to ensure minority representation.

For the 2001 congressional redistricting, Goode allied with Republican Bob Goodlatte and Democrat Rick Boucher to ensure that none of them would be put in the same district.

In deciding to drop the matter, Hastings and Berman stated: After reviewing the information gathered during the inquiry, and in light of Representative Conyers ’ cooperation with the inquiry, we have concluded that this matter should be resolved through the issuance of this public statement and the agreement by Representative Conyers to take a number of additional, significant steps to ensure that his office complies with all rules and standards regarding campaign and personal work by congressional staff.

Since then, congressional, state legislative and City Council districts have been drawn so as to ensure minority representation.

These requirements were added at the behest of the North Dakota congressional delegation to ensure that Sacagawea, whom North Dakotans consider to be one of their own, ultimately remains on the dollar coin.

Slated to be the president-elect's chief of staff, Mr. Emanuel has labored as a volunteer for AIPAC's various anti-U. S. causes, strove to ensure the defeat of anti-Iraq War Democratic congressional candidates in 2006, and in 1991, as a 32-year-old U. S. citizen, chose to serve with the Israeli Defense Forces rather than volunteer to fight for the United States in the war against Saddam's Iraq.

Some of MPP ’ s key federal goals include: building support for legislation that would treat marijuana like alcohol under federal law, persuading members of Congress to introduce and support legislation designed to protect medical marijuana patients and providers, monitoring the Department of Justice to ensure that the department honors its pledge to not prosecute individuals acting in compliance with state medical marijuana laws, generating media coverage to pressure the National Institute on Drug Abuse ( NIDA ) to provide marijuana for an FDA-approved study related to PTSD, and lobbying for passage of an amendment to a congressional appropriations bill that would eliminate all funding for the drug czar ’ s office, among others.

# Class III devices generally require premarket approval ( PMA ) or premarket notification ( 510k ), a scientific review to ensure the device's safety and effectiveness, in addition to the general controls of Class I.

Coupon settlements may be scrutinized by an independent expert before judicial approval in order to ensure that the settlement will be of value to the class members ( 28 U. S. C. A.

Walter Hewlett only relunctantly approved the merger, in his duty as a member of the board of directors, since the merger agreement " called for unanimous board approval in order to ensure the best possible shareholder reception ".

Each settler claiming land in what is now Moon Township had to go through a multi-level process of application for grant, warrant of property, and survey to ensure the physical boundaries of the property, and patent approval whereby the applicant paid for the land and title was conferred.

It is sold ( largely in Europe, but also in other parts of the world ) as a health food and an alternative to meat ; after changing production methods to ensure that only free-range eggs were used, the Vegetarian Society gave the product a seal of approval.

Specialist site management organizations can also be hired to coordinate with the CRO to ensure rapid IRB / IEC approval and faster site initiation and patient recruitment.

Standards are regularly reviewed by independent committees and go through a rigorous consultation and approval process to ensure they are kept high, but attainable.

* present a draft of the regional budget to the Legislative Assembly for approval and ensure its implementation ;

In 1839, Széchenyi got the approval of his and Ottoman governments to ensure the transport of goods and people without getting to Sulina by a transshipment on dry land.

Each of the inspectorates carry out routine GMP inspections to ensure that drug products are produced safely and correctly ; additionally, many countries perform pre-approval inspections ( PAI ) for GMP compliance prior to the approval of a new drug for marketing.

At each stage, three separate planning bodies were required to give their approval: The National Capital Planning Commission ( NCPC ), the District of Columbia Zoning Commission ( DCZC ), and the United States Commission of Fine Arts ( USCFA ) ( which had approval authority over any buildings built on the Potomac River to ensure that they fit aesthetically with their surroundings ).

In 1984 the States Telecommunications Board relaxed its monopoly and began to allow some privately purchased equipment to be connected to the network subject to BABT type approval to ensure that the service was not put at any risk.

Faculty appointments and promotion require the approval of the university to ensure that St. Thomas More classes are equivalent in standards to other university classes.

In order to gain EPA approval, the mine had to implement a management plan to ensure that mining activities would not have a negative effect on the species survival in the area.

Prior to its release he worked with the Will Hays Office to ensure it would receive approval for general release.

Due to the issuer's necessity to ensure the safety of the banknote circulation, such an approval is usually secured with the requirement to reproduce only one side of the notes the size of which is decidedly different from the real one.

Due to the issuer's necessity to ensure the safety of the banknote circulation, such an approval is usually secured with the requirement to reproduce only one side of the notes the size of which is decidedly different from the real one.

Due to the issuer's necessity to ensure the safety of the banknote circulation, such an approval is usually secured with the requirement to reproduce only one side of the notes the size of which is decidedly different from the real one.

Due to the issuer's necessity to ensure the safety of the banknote circulation, such an approval is usually secured with the requirement to reproduce only one side of the notes the size of which is decidedly different from the real one.

Due to the issuer's necessity to ensure the safety of the banknote circulation, such an approval is usually secured with the requirement to reproduce only one side of the notes the size of which is decidedly different from the real one.

* Advanced workflow approval process to ensure consistent procedures

Such a device needs premarket approval, a scientific review to ensure the device's safety and effectiveness, in addition to the general controls of Class I.

Both of these types of studies require approval by an institutional review board ( IRB ), an independent body constituted of medical, scientific, and nonscientific members, whose responsibility it is to ensure the protection of the rights, safety, and well-being of human subjects involved in a trial.

In a more detailed 2003 Fortune article, Buffett proposed a tool called Import Certificates as a solution to the United States ' problem and ensure balanced trade.

To save the British from what he thought was a disastrous action, and to stop the war from a possible escalation, Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs, Lester B. Pearson, proposed the creation of the first United Nations peacekeeping force to ensure access to the canal for all, and an Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai.

Plutarch reports that Themistocles also proposed in secret to destroy the beached ships of the other Allied navies, in order to ensure complete naval dominance, but was overruled by Aristides and the council of Athens.

No prospective research has been done on the topic, e. g., testing people before and after infection to ensure the proposed behavior arises only afterwards.

According to the health management system theory proposed by Nicholas Humphrey, the brain has been selected to ensure that evolved responses are deployed only when the cost benefit is biologically advantageous.

The BBC proposed to ensure compliance with copy-protection standards on the upgraded Freeview HD multiplex by compressing the service information ( SI ) data, which receivers need to understand the TV services in the data stream.

He then fought hard to ensure acceptance of the proposed constitution by the Government of the United Kingdom.

At the time, Osborne proposed a modified PFI which would preserve the arrangement of private sector investment for public infrastructure projects in return for part-privatisation, but would ensure proper risk transfer to the private sector along with transparent accounting:

The pair proposed to the Swedish governing bodies of athletics and gymnastics in order to ensure that they backed any potential bid.

To ensure that oil revenue wasn't spent as it came in, the Alaska Legislature and governor Jay Hammond proposed the creation of an Alaska Permanent Fund — a long-term savings account for the state.

The Digital Media Consumers ' Rights Act ( DMCRA ) is a proposed law in the United States that directly challenges portions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and would intensify Federal Trade Commission efforts to mandate proper labeling for copy-protected CDs to ensure consumer protection from deceptive labeling practices.

A new development plan has been proposed to " ensure a sustainable and prosperous future " for Bodh Gaya, but has become controversial because such a plan may require the relocation of whole neighborhoods.

The report provided 40 recommendations and 10 suggestions ( for areas outside of federal government jurisdiction ), including legislation amendments that would trigger automatic reviews of a proposed media merger if certain thresholds are reached, and CRTC regulation revisions to ensure that access to the broadcasting system is encouraged and that a diversity of news and information programming is available through these services.

Drusus went to great pains to ensure he was never seen as the benefactor, politically or economically, of his legislation but rather that he proposed his measures, backed by the Senate, to further benefit the People.

For example, the proposed SSTAR will feature a combination of anti-tamper techniques that will make it difficult to get at the nuclear material, ensure that where the reactors are transported to is closely tracked, and have alarms in place that sound if attempts at entry are detected ( which can then be responded to by the military ).

Howe was determined that the pipeline not be delayed, and proposed that the government advance money to the pipeline company to ensure construction in 1956.

Senator Henry M. Teller, a Democrat from Colorado ( who had switched parties after leading a revolt against the Republican establishment at the 1896 Republican Presidential Convention ) proposed the amendment to ensure that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba following the cessation of hostilities with Spain.

In early 1856, he proposed sending General Winfield Scott to the Kansas Territory to ensure that fair elections were held there, but the proposal was blocked by the Pierce administration.

A team of engineers was quickly assembled to ensure that the proposed 30 mile route would be structurally sound ; one Leningrad scientist noted:

Following the move, the University of Minnesota proposed a new natatorium that would extend into the field at the open end of the horseshoe and ensure that there could be no return to Memorial Stadium.

In an interview published in The Sydney Morning Herald following the 2010 Federal election, it was reported that Windsor supports a rent resources tax, deep cuts to carbon emissions, and improved services to rural and regional areas such as Labor's proposed national broadband network but wants to ensure the scheme is fully costed.

The major themes include problems associated with capitalism, a proposed socialist solution of a nationalisation of all industry, the use of an " industrial army " to organise production and distribution, as well as how to ensure free cultural production under such conditions.

At the Darlington Conference in September 1972, held to discuss various constitutional options for Northern Ireland, they proposed the restoration of the Northern Ireland Parliament as a single chamber assembly with a committee system to ensure greater participation by all parties.

At a league meeting on May 18, 1935, Bell proposed a draft be instituted to enhance the competitive parity on the field in order to ensure the financial viability of all franchises.