Sims vs. reynolds

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Carr have been heralded as the most important cases of the s for their effect on legislative apportionment. Contents 1 What was the outcome of the Reynolds v Sims case?

Sims quizlet? State representatives represent people, not geographic regions. Therefore, having some votes weigh less than others just because of where a person lives violates equal protection of the laws. The reason for a non-population-based Federal Senate has more to do with a compromise that allowed for the creation of a national government. Any one State does not have such issues. Therefore, requiring both houses of a State bicameral legislature to apportion on a population basis is appropriate under the Equal Protection Clause.

In July , the state legislature approved a proposed constitutional amendment providing for a member house of representatives with each of the state's 67 counties having one representative by default and the remaining seats being allocated on the basis of population and a member state senate with one senator from each county.

During the same legislative session, lawmakers also adopted the Crawford-Webb Act, a temporary measure that provided for reapportionment in the event that the constitutional amendment was defeated by voters or struck down by the courts. The Crawford-Webb Act provided for a member house of representatives with each of the state's 67 counties having one representative by default and the remaining seats being allocated on the basis of population and a member state senate with districts drawn to adhere to existing county lines.

The district court also ruled that the proposed constitutional amendment and the Crawford-Webb Act were insufficient remedies to the constitutional violation. The district court ordered Alabama election officials to conduct the elections using a temporary apportionment plan devised by the court. The district court ruling was appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States, with the following question being considered: [1] [2] [3].

Oral argument in the case took place on November 13, Warren wrote the following in the court's majority opinion: [2]. Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan dissented, writing the following in his dissent:. Ballotpedia features , encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers.

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