How Did California Redesign Its Legislature as a Result of a Supreme

question 46

Multiple Choice

How did California redesign its legislature as a result of a Supreme Court ruling in 1965 (Reynolds v.Sims) ?

• A)Representation in the upper house (the Senate)could only be based on county lines
• B)Representation in the lower house (the Assembly)could only be based on county lines
• C)Representation in both houses had to be based on population
• D)none of the above

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