Question

To say that a vote is worth more in one district than in another would not only run counter to our fundamental ideas of democratic government, it would cast aside the principle of a House of Representatives elected “by the People.”

–Wesberry v. Sanders,
Justice Hugo Black,
1964
Based on this passage, what was the reason behind the Supreme Court’s decision?

to make voting districts more equal
to support the county unit system
to disenfranchise the state’s rural counties
to grant African Americans the right to vote

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Answer 1

to make voting districts more equal

Step-by-step explanation:

"vote is worth more in one district than in another would not only run counter to our fundamental ideas of democratic government,".