Baker v. Carr was a landmark case decided in 1962. This case brought up the issue of reapportionment, and the view that citizens’ vote value were being reduced when their population and economy were growing and their districts weren’t portioned accordingly, in turn, they were being deprived of their constitutional right to vote in the General Assembly. The Baker v. Carr case presented the issue of whether or not apportionment is a justiciable issue; the final decision of the case provided the answer that it is a justiciable issue and the Supreme Courts have the jurisdiction to try these cases. Baker v. Carr presented a long standing issue with government representation: malapportionment. The outcome of the case had a domino effect on the
