USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Carr case established the “one man, one vote” doctrine. The United States Supreme Court heard the Baker v. Carr case in 1962. Before this Supreme Court decision, most legislative districts across Ohio and in many other states did not have similar population numbers.

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: -The court concluded that by omitting to update its voting districts, said state infringed upon the civil rights of citizens to fair legislative apportionment and representation in accordance with the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Baker v. Carr (1962) is the U.S. Supreme Court case that held that federal courts could hear cases alleging that a state’s drawing of electoral boundaries, i.e. redistricting, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution.