What Is the Higher Standard of Judicial Scrutiny Afforded to Cases

question 52

Multiple Choice

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

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

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