State X Passes Legislation That Requires That Unless a Mother

question 89

Multiple Choice

State X passes legislation that requires that unless a mother of children under the age of 7 is found to be unfit,custody in divorce proceedings should be awarded to the mother and not the father.If this statute is challenged,the court will:

• A) not defer to the legislature and will independently determine whether such a classification of persons is constitutionally permissible.
• B) determine that fundamental rights and a suspect classification are involved in this legislation.
• C) only require that the legislation conceivably bear some rational relationship to a legitimate governmental interest.
• D) review the legislation to see if it bears a substantial relationship to an important governmental objective.

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