21. State X established a system of public school financing…
21. State X established a system of public school financing which requires local school districts to depend solely on property taxes assessed against the property located in that specific district. That system has been challenged as a violation of the U.S. Constitution. Which of the following is the most correct statement?
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27. State X legislature is considering a bill which would deny free public education to children of foreign citizens who have been given permission by the federal government to reside and seek citizenship in the United States. The bill would require that, until they obtain citizenship, the parents of these children must pay tuition. Legal immigrants contend the bill would completely deny an education to many children because their parents cannot afford the tuition. The legal immigrants file suit against State X contending the bill is unconstitutional. State X files a motion to dismiss. How should the court rule on State X’s motion?
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12. State X enacted a law which required all police officers to retire at the age of 60. Pat was a police officer in the state and just turned 60. However, Pat did not want to retire – in fact, Pat’s last physical put him in the top 1% of all officers in the department. Pat filed a lawsuit against the police department on the grounds the law was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause. The police department moved to dismiss the lawsuit. How should the court rule on the police department’s motion?
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15. Pete owns a seafood business in Louisiana and owns several commercial fishing boats. Pete takes one of his commercial fishing boats to South Carolina to fish, but learns a South Carolina statute requires nonresidents to pay a license fee of $2,500 for every commercial fishing boat, but residents only had to pay a fee of $25.27. Pete files suit in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina alleging the statute is unconstitutional. The State of South Carolina files a motion to dismiss. How should the court rule on the State of South Carolina’s motion?
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