Confusing Attainder With Equal Protection
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- Constitutional Law1
Example wrong choices
22608_christian-teachers-league · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice AYes, because the state legislature has broad authority to set rational qualifications for publicly funded employees.
Why it's attractive
The law doesn't set a neutral qualification; it names a specific group
Why it's wrong
The law doesn't set a neutral qualification; it names a specific group
22608_christian-teachers-league · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice BYes, because the state legislature formally designated the league as a subversive organization.
Why it's attractive
The legislature named the group specifically — that's the hallmark of an attainder
Why it's wrong
The legislature named the group specifically — that's the hallmark of an attainder
22608_christian-teachers-league · CONSTITUTIONAL_LAW · Choice CNo, because there is no rational basis for excluding former league members from publicly funded employment.
Why it's attractive
The right answer is 'unconstitutional' but 'rational basis' is the wrong reason
Why it's wrong
The right answer is 'unconstitutional' but 'rational basis' is the wrong reason
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