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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What important principle did the Supreme Court establish in the cases of Baker v. Carr and Reynolds v. Sims?
A
right to an attorney
B
one person, one vote
C
equal justice under the law
D
separation of church and state
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the electoral districts of state legislative chambers must be roughly equal in population. Along with Baker v. Carr (1962) and Wesberry v.

Detailed explanation-2: -"One man, one vote", or “one person, one vote", expresses the principle of equal representation in voting. This slogan is used by advocates of democracy and political equality, especially with regard to electoral reforms like universal suffrage and proportional representation.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964), this Court held that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment includes a “one-person, one-vote” principle.

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