The Courts Have Recently Ruled That,under the Fourteenth Amendment,racial and Ethnic

question 11

Multiple Choice

The courts have recently ruled that,under the Fourteenth Amendment,racial and ethnic classifications by states in regard to any matter are

• A)reasonable.
• B)unconstitutional.
• C)inherently suspect.
• D)not the proper business of the federal courts to consider but are up to the states individually.
• E)arbitrary but usually reasonable.

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