What Is the Higher Standard of Judicial Scrutiny Afforded to Cases

question 71

Multiple Choice

What is the higher standard of judicial scrutiny afforded to cases involving democratic political processes called?

• A)the preponderance of the evidence
• B)critical threshold
• C)intense benchmarking
• D)preferred position
• E)heightened scrutiny

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Definitions:

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