Strict Scrutiny And Rational Review

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Tests like Strict scrutiny and rational review are performed when we want to know if a law is constitutional or not. Strict scrutiny review is when the government has to prove that the law was passed for a compelling purpose. Also, proving that the methods used to achieve the purpose were the least restraining. Most of the strict scrutiny review involves legislation that abridge the rights of suspect classification. For example, Brown versus Board of Education imposed a strict scrutiny test against the Board of education as African American students were not allowed to attend the same schools as White students were. This racial segregation was against the equal protection as found in the fourteenth amendment. This separation was restricting

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