An Equal Protection Challenge to a Statute That Treats Adults

question 30

Multiple Choice

An equal protection challenge to a statute that treats adults of different ages differently would be decided under:

• A) intermediate scrutiny.
• B) majority scrutiny.
• C) strict scrutiny.
• D) rational basis.
• E) limited scrutiny.

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Definitions:

False Negative

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False Positive

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Concurrent Validity

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