In Reynolds v. Sims (1964) the Supreme Court ruled that ________

A. districts for the U.S. House of Representatives were permitted to be malapportioned
B. malapportionment was allowed if states did so to increase the likelihood of minorities getting elected to the legislature
C. redistricting had to be conducted by independent commissions
D. poll taxes could not be imposed for state legislative elections
E. even state senates were subject to equal population requirements for their districts


E

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