The Supreme Court case of Baker v. Carr held that
A) the apportionment of both houses of state legislatures must be based closely on population and the principle of "equal representation for equal numbers of people."
B) the voters of Tennessee did have the right to challenge unequal representation in the state's legislature.
C) the voters of Tennessee did not have the right to challenge unequal representation in the state's legislature because that was a political question that had to be decided in Congress.
D) the apportionment of the lower house in the state legislatures, but not the upper house, must be based closely on population and the principle of "equal representation for equal numbers of people."
E) none of the above.
B
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