Explain the various standards used by the courts when laws treat people differently. What are the three legal classifications, and what groups fall under each of those classifications? What standard of review does the court apply for each classification? What question does the court ask when reviewing whether a law is constitutional for each classification? Why is a group’s legal classification so important?

What will be an ideal response?

The three legal classifications are suspect, quasisuspect, and nonsuspect. Standards of review include strict scrutiny, intermediate standard of review, and minimum rationality test. A group’s legal classification is important because a suspect classification makes it more difficult for laws that discriminate against the group to be constitutional.