Question

Under the County Unit system, the eight most populous counties of Georgia had six unit votes each (a total of 48), the next thirty most populous counties had four votes each (a total of 120) and the remaining 121 counties had two votes each (a total of 242). How did the County Unit System give an unfair advantage to rural counties in elections? A) A candidate needed only to win the urban counties in order to win the election. B) A candidate need only to win the "middle" group of counties in order to win the election. C) The counties with two units had a majority of the votes, despite only making up one-third of the population. D) The County Unit system did not give an unfair advantage to rural counties, urban counties benefitted from this system.

Answer 1

The counties with two units had a majority of the votes, despite only making up one-third of the population. Are you taking the ia3? I think the answer is A)

Answer 2

The counties with two units had a majority of the votes, despite only making up one-third of the population.