Baker v. Carr

Baker v. Carr

Assessment

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11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Brubaker

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What population shift was the driving factor in Baker v. Carr?

South to North

Rural to Urban

East coast to West coast.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How often is a Census conducted?

Every 25 years.

Every 5 years.

Every 10 years.

Every 15 years.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Baker argued that because his district had many people while other districts had few, the votes of citizens in his district effectively counted less than those of voters in other less populous districts. He filed suit, claiming his voters had been denied the 

equal protection guaranteed them by the 14th Amendment.

due process guaranteed them by the 14th Amendment.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Justice wrote the Baker decision for the  majority?

Marshall

Brennan

Scalia

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In this case in 1964, the Court ruled that legislative districts must be drawn so that each person's vote counts equally?

Marbury v. Madison

Miranda v. Arizona

Reynolds v. Sims

Gideon v. Wainwright

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"One Person, One Vote" means that

each person only gets to vote once

citizens are entitled to equal legislative representation

Congressional districts must be of equal geographic size