A test used by the supreme court in racial discrimination cases and other cases involving civil liberties and civil rights, which places the burden of proof on the government rather than on challengers to show that the law in question is constitutional is called

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Marisol Goodman

27 December, 06:57

A test used by the supreme court in racial discrimination cases and other cases involving civil liberties and civil rights, which places the burden of proof on the government rather than on challengers to show that the law in question is constitutional is called

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Strict Scrutiny

Strict scrutiny is a stringent form of judicial review used by courts to determine the constitutionality of certain laws. It is a hierarchy of standards used to determine the weightier between a constitutional right and the government's interest in a case.