<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: Wesberry v. Sanders </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Wikisource has original text related to this article: Wesberry v. Sanders </Td> </Tr> <P> Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 U.S. 1 (1964) was a U.S. Supreme Court case involving U.S. Congressional districts in the state of Georgia . The Court issued its ruling on February 17, 1964 . This decision requires each state to draw its U.S. Congressional districts so that they are approximately equal in population . </P> <P> Nationally, this decision effectively reduced the representation of rural districts in the U.S. Congress . Particularly, the Court held that the population differences among Georgia's congressional districts were so great as to violate the Constitution . </P>

What effect did the districting cases of baker v. carr and wesberry v. sanders have