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What was an effect of Reynolds v. Sims?

o legislative districts had unequal numbers of people
the votes of urban voters carried more weight than those of rural voters
state legislatures became more representative of the people
control of state legislatures shifted to rural districts

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Reynolds v. Sims (377 U.S. 533) was a landmark 1964 United States Supreme Court decision in which the court applied the "one person, one vote" ruling from its previous cases against Alabama's severely malapportioned state legislative districts. The effect of this decision was to grant Alabama citizens equal representation in the state legislature.

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I think its state legislatures became more representative of the people but im not sure.

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