Exam 4: The Requirement of Fairness

When a government employee speaks out about his agency,but not as part of his orher duties,the expression:

The APA mandates allowing counsel at all federal hearings.

Any time that race is used directly or indirectly to formulate policy,the law isviolated and the policy is illegal.

A federal law classifies people by religion.The strict scrutiny test is applied todetermine if the action is constitutional.

Under the intermediate test,a law must bear a ____ relationship to animportant governmental interest.

The Equal Protection Clause is implicitly applied to federal government actionsthrough the Fifteenth Amendment.

The equal protection clause applies to:

Nonprobationary government employees are entitled to evidentiary presuspensionhearings.

A state law classifies people by gender.The strict scrutiny test will always be appliedto determine if the action is constitutional.

All racial classification systems are subject to the rational basis test.

A federal statute prohibits federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to persons under age of 21.An organization advocating for gun ownership and individual gun owners brings an action against the Bureau of Alcohol,Firearms,Tobacco,and Explosives arguing that the statute violates the Second and Fifth Amendments.Discuss which equal protection review standard the court would apply.

A legitimate expectation of receiving a benefit is called an entitlement.

In Perry v.Sindermann,the court determined that college and university tenure rulesand requirements must be in writing and may not be informal or casually applied for thefaculty to have a legitimate interest or expectation.

Due process cost-benefit analysis focuses on the costs and benefits of additional _____.

When a fundamental right is being significantly burdened,which test is applied todetermine the validity of the rule or law?

A state law that prohibits aliens from holding public office falls under the ____ relationship test.

The government must satisfy the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses whenissuing,suspending,or revoking licenses.

Which test does the United States Supreme Court require to be used when examininglaws involving gender-based classifications?

Which of the following is violative of equal protection?

Which test does the United States Supreme Court require to be used when examininglaws involving illegitimate children?