Shaw versus Reno Baker versus car

Question 1

Describe background situation of Baker versus car and question court had to decide

Answer 1

A person sued his state because the districtly Lipton had a much higher population than other districts in the state hadn’t redistrict in decades

Can the court for states to redistrict based of different population ?

Question 2

Decision of court Baker versus car and rationale using the correct part of constitution

Answer 2

States had to district and state legislative district have to be about equal to population

Under the equal protection clause of 14th amendment

Question 3

Background situation of Shaw versus Reno

Answer 3

The US forced a state to add another black majority district several citizens sued from odd shaped of the district

Court had to decide the new district shape was constitutional based off the weird shape

Question 4

Decision of court Shaw versus Reno and what part of the constitution

Answer 4

Core rule new district was unconstitutional because of its odd shape and race was the only factor in drawing it

Under the equal protection cause of 14th amendment

Question 5

Similarities of two cases

Answer 5

Both cases dealt with redistricting and the 14th amendment

Question 6

Differences between the cases

Answer 6

Baker versus car, unequal population and districts

Shaw versus Reno odd shapes of districts