Which of the following would NOT be subject to strict scrutiny in deciding if a law violates equal protection?
A) Legislative appropriations giving more money to single,poor women with dependent children,than to single,poor men with dependent children.
B) Requiring black students to attend one high school and white students to attend another.
C) Restricting the right to vote to those who were born within the state.
D) Giving free lunches only to school children of Mexican descent.

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Strict scrutiny is the highest standard of review which the court uses to evaluate the constitutionality of governmental discrimination. It is applied in cases involving fundamental rights and suspect classifications, such as race or national origin. Choice A involves gender and economic status, which typically do not trigger strict scrutiny but rather intermediate scrutiny for gender and rational basis review for economic status. Choices B, C, and D involve race, national origin, and fundamental rights (voting), which are categories typically subject to strict scrutiny.

Which of the Following Would NOT Be Subject to Strict