USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
(1962) “One man, one vote.” Ordered state legislative districts to be as near equal as possible in population; Warren Court’s judicial activism.
A
Baker v. Carr
B
Buckley v. Valeo
C
Shaw v. Reno
D
Bush v. Gore
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: -Sanders decision, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that equality of voting-one person, one vote-means that “the weight and worth of the citizens’ votes as nearly as is practicable must be the same", and ruled that states must also draw federal congressional districts containing roughly equal represented populations.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a democracy, each adult citizen must have the right to vote, and each vote must have equal value. It expresses that individuals should have equal representation in voting.

Detailed explanation-4: -The principle calls for all electoral divisions to have the same number of enrolled voters (not residents or population), within a specified percentage of variance.

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