The Constitutionality of a Law Establishing a Public Elementary School

question 107

Short Answer

The constitutionality of a law establishing a public elementary school open only to African American students from poor neighborhoods would be determined by the Supreme Court's application of the __________ standard of review.

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Definitions:

Benefits-Received Principle

The idea that those who receive the benefits of goods and services provided by government should pay the taxes required to finance them.

Taxation

The process by which governments finance their expenditure by imposing charges on citizens and corporate entities.

Public Schools

Educational institutions funded and administered by governmental agencies, offering free education to students.

Benefits-Received Principle

A theory in taxation where taxes are apportioned according to the level of government services used by the taxpayer.