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Both focused on creating a defense for its members in order to defend themselves against an attack.
Justice Black had created in dissent, in 1946,1 the idea that the Constitution commanded equality in representation and that judges could enforce that command-the idea that be- came the law in 1964 with Reynolds v. Sims,2 the one man-one vote decision.
Factor 1: Who decides to run for office and what advantages candidates have over one another.
Factor 2: Incumbency. Usually the incumbent (the person already serving in the office) has a large advantage over challengers, unless negative events have the voters wanting to get rid of incumbents.
Factor 3: The way congressional districts are drawn. There have been court cases recently about "gerrymandering" -- attempts by a party in power to draw district boundaries in ways that will serve to perpetuate that party's power.
