PSCI 1040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: University Of Texas School Of Law, Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Jim Crow Laws
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The burden is on the person who objects to the classification to show why it is not: the strict scrutiny test: this test applies when laws or practices divide people by race. Those passing such a law or using such a practice must show that it serves a compelling government interest. Intermediate (or heightened) scrutiny test: this is the in-between category. Dividing people by sex is in this category, thereby allowing for men and women. Civil rights/equal rights to be treated differently in certain instances, like the military draft. Such classifications must serve an important government purpose: race discrimination, the united states had slavery for more than 250 years, and was one of the last nations to outlaw it. In 1950, 17 states and the district of columbia had segregated schools: a great deal more money was spent on schools for white children (between 2x and 10x).
