Reference no: EM133682174

Congress has passed a law that limits the ownership of firearms to white men and women who 25 years are over old. In addition, the law now restricts the ownership of guns to only rifles that can hold no more than 10 rounds of bullets. As a result of this law: (A) nonwhite people can no longer own guns, (B) anyone under 25 cannot own guns, and (C) handguns/pistols are now illegal to own.

1. Someone has challenged the part of the law that excludes nonwhite people from owning guns. What level of judicial review would the court use when they analyze whether this part of the law is constitutional?

A. Strict scrutiny

B. Rational Basis

C. Intermediate scrutiny

2. Another person has challenged the part of the law that bans people who are under 25 from owning the guns. What level of judicial review would the court use when they analyze whether this part of the law is constitutional?

A. Strict scrutiny

B. Rational Basis

C. Intermediate scrutiny

3. A third person has challenged the law. However, their argument is that limiting ownership of guns to rifles violates their rights under the bill of rights. What amendment would this person rely on to argue that the law takes away their right to own a gun?

A. The 1st amendment

B. The 2nd amendment

C. The 4th amendment

4. TRUE OF FALSE: The supreme court not only can strike down this law but can also rewrite the law in a way that they think is best for the public.

5. Suppose the Supreme court decides that the law is unconstitutional. All gun laws after can no longer limit ownership of guns by gender. The fact that all cases and laws that come after must adhere to the courts decision in this case is called:

A) Holding

B) Precedent

C) Reasoning