The ruling reached by the U.S. Supreme Court in Smith v. Allwright __________
a. declared that gerrymandering based on race is unconstitutional
b. brought to an end the white primary by declaring it unconstitutional
c. ruled that parties had to open their membership to all races
d. found that Jim Crow laws were unconstitutional and banned them
Answer: b
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