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What is the name for the TRIAL LEVEL court in the FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM?
DISTRICT COURT
What is another word for immutable?
Unchangeable/ fixed/ permanent
True or false: it is less stringent to argue that you have a compelling interest than an important interest
FALSE!
True or false: it is more stringent to argue that your means are narrowly tailored than it is to argue they are substantially related
True!
True or false: for a law to fall under an equal protection claim, the law must make distinctions based upon classes of groups or individuals
True!
Classifications based upon RACE receive this type of scrutiny:
strict!
Classifications based upon (X) receive intermediate scrutiny.
Gender!
What was Alden's favorite pokemon?
Slowking!
What was Sgt. De La Garza's favorite pokemon?
Ditto!
In which famous 1980s video did the song "Let's hear it for the boys" appear?
Footloose!
Who is the current chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?
John Roberts!
What two classifications are typically referred to as immutable characteristics?
Race and gender!
What does erudite mean?
Being highly intelligent!
What is a "cause of action"?
The legal basis for why you are a party in court; a legal claim (i.e., battery, negligence...)
To pass laws based upon gender, what kind of interest must the government have?
Important!
To make classifications in law based upon RACE, what kind of interest must the government have?
Compelling!
If the government passes a law with distinctions based upon race, how must they achieve their objective? In other words, what must their MEANS be?
Narrowly tailored!
From the extra credit portion of our last test: which group sings the song "The Dog Days are Over"?
Florence and the Machine!
What does bucolic mean?
Beautiful in a way reminiscent of the countryside
For full points, complete the song lyrics: "Shorty got ____ ______ ______ ______"
Low, low, low, low
DAILY DOUBLE (WORTH 1000 PTS!) The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments are referred to as the (BLANK) Amendments
Reconstruction!
In what year was the 14th Amendment ratified?
1868!
This latin term/ phrase refers to when all FEDERAL CIRCUIT JUDGES from a particular circuit overhear a case
EN BANC
Which musical group came up with the lyrics from our slide the other day, "Life is cruel, life is tough"?
Tears for fears!
In order to pass a law under rational basis review (age, religion), what must the government's interest be in passing the law?
Related to their law making role!