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SPEA V184 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (34)
Civil Liberties Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all
citizens
The levels of deference the Court
gives governments to craft policies
Standards of that make distinctions on the basis of
Review personal characteristics. These
standards stem from the Court's
need to ensure that laws do not
undermine the Fourteenth
Amendment's
equal protection clause.
Rational Basis In U.S. constitutional law, the lowest
level of scrutiny applied by courts
deciding constitutional issues
through judicial review.
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a test used by the Supreme Court
Intermediate in gender discrimination cases
Scrutiny that places the burden of proof
partially on the government and
partially on the challengers to
show that the law in question is
unconstitutional
Strict Scrutiny Supreme Court rule that
classification by race and ethnic
background is inherently suspect
and must be justified by a
"compelling public interest."
Equal Protection the equal application of the law
regardless of a person's race,
religion, political beliefs, or other
qualities
14th Amendment Declares that all persons born in the
U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed
equal protection of the laws
Discrimination Behaving differently, usually unfairly,
toward the members of a group.
equality versus Equality has to do with giving
equity everyone the exact same resources,
whereas equity involves distributing
resources based on the needs of the
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SPEA V184 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (34)
Civil Liberties Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all
citizens
The levels of deference the Court
gives governments to craft policies
Standards of that make distinctions on the basis of
Review personal characteristics. These
standards stem from the Court's
need to ensure that laws do not
undermine the Fourteenth
Amendment's
equal protection clause.
Rational Basis In U.S. constitutional law, the lowest
level of scrutiny applied by courts
deciding constitutional issues
through judicial review.
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PM
a test used by the Supreme Court
Intermediate in gender discrimination cases
Scrutiny that places the burden of proof
partially on the government and
partially on the challengers to
show that the law in question is
unconstitutional
Strict Scrutiny Supreme Court rule that
classification by race and ethnic
background is inherently suspect
and must be justified by a
"compelling public interest."
Equal Protection the equal application of the law
regardless of a person's race,
religion, political beliefs, or other
qualities
14th Amendment Declares that all persons born in the
U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed
equal protection of the laws
Discrimination Behaving differently, usually unfairly,
toward the members of a group.
equality versus Equality has to do with giving
equity everyone the exact same resources,
whereas equity involves distributing
resources based on the needs of the
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