If lower-income citizens sued a state government over a voting registration law that required them to present a driver's license or pay for an alternative state identification card in order to vote, the Supreme Court would most likely decide the case on the basis of the
A. due process test.
B. original intention test.
C. intermediate scrutiny test.
D. strict scrutiny test.
E. rational basis test.
Answer: E
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The necessary and proper clause of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution is also known as which one of the following?
A. The supremacy clause B. The confederal system C. The commerce clause D. The unitary system E. The elastic clause
Which of the following best explains the concept of "judicial restraint"?
a. The Supreme Court (and lesser courts) should not interpret the judges' own philosophies or policy preferences into the law but should continue the law whenever reasonably possible to avoid second-guessing the legislative and executive branches. b. The Supreme Court (and lesser courts) should avoid handing down decisions that are likely to result in either an appeal of the decision, or the overturning of an earlier decision. c. The Supreme Court shall not hear certain kinds of cases without first conducting its own investigation into the causes of action that led to the case being filed. d. The judicial system should strive for ideological balance, with equal numbers of conservative and liberal judges on the bench in each state. e. In criminal trials, federal courts should impose the lightest possible sentence, and grant probation whenever possible, in order to avoid overburdening the federal prison system.
Grovey v. Townsend, the 1935 decision in which the Supreme Court had upheld the so-called _______, was overruled in Smith v. Allwright (1944)
a. grandfather clause b. racial gerrymander c. preclearance requirement d. white primary
Why do members propose amendments?
What will be an ideal response?