Question

Explain how the decision in baker v. carr is similar to the decision in wesberry v. sanders

Answer 1

Baker v. Carr (1962) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case and an important point in the legal fight for the ‘One man, one vote’ principle. As a result of this case, it was ruled that redistricting qualifies as a justiciable question and thus enabled federal courts to hear redistricting cases.

The case of Wesberry v. Sanders followed in 1964 further advancing the justice system to securing ‘One man, one vote’ principle. The Supreme Court ruled that districts in the United States House of Representatives are ought to be approximately equal in the size of their population.