Question

When no fundamental right or suspect or quasi-suspect classification is involved and a law is challenged under the Due Process or Equal Protection Clause, the law will be upheld if the __________ fails to prove that it is __________.

A) Government/rationally related to a legitimate government purpose
B) Challenger/not rationally related to a legitimate government purpose
C) Challenger/not narrowly tailored to a legitimate government purpose
D) Government/narrowly tailored to a legitimate government purpose

Answer 1

When challenged under Due Process or Equal Protection Clause, a law will be upheld if the government fails to prove that it is rationally related to a legitimate government purpose.

Step-by-step explanation:

When no fundamental right or suspect or quasi-suspect classification is involved, and a law is challenged under the Due Process or Equal Protection Clause, the law will be upheld if the: A) Government/rationally related to a legitimate government purpose. This legal principle is known as the rational basis test. In cases where there is no fundamental right or suspect classification, the court typically applies a lenient standard and asks whether the government has a legitimate interest and whether the law is rationally related to achieving that interest. If so, the law is deemed constitutional. This standard is more permissive compared to the strict scrutiny standard applied to laws involving fundamental rights or suspect classifications.