How do the rational basis standard and "intermediate scrutiny" differ?

a. The rational basis standard requires an important governmental objective for classification; intermediate scrutiny requires the classification to be necessary.
b. The rational basis standard applies only to racial classifications; intermediate scrutiny applies to gender and sexual orientation classifications.
c. Intermediate scrutiny is applied to a broader array of classifications than the rational basis standard.
d. It is easier for the government to demonstrate a rational basis for a law than to meet the requirements of intermediate scrutiny.
e. Those who dislike a law will have an easier time getting it overturned if the Supreme Court applies intermediate scrutiny instead of the rational basis standard.

d

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A) the total value of all final goods and services produced by all the citizens of the state. B) the total value of all final goods and services exported by a state. C) the total value of all the goods and services produced or purchased by the government. D) the total value of all final goods produced within a state's territorial boundaries.

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Congress has also created a number of _____ courts, so called because the authority to create these courts is presumed to flow from the legislative article, rather than from the judicial article

a. Article I b. Article II c. Article III d. Article IV

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