Bar Exam (Next Generation) Flashcards: Congressional Enforcement Powers

Study Congressional Enforcement Powers in Bar Exam (Next Generation) with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Under City of Boerne v. Flores, what test governs legislation enacted under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment?

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ANSWER

Congruence and proportionality between the injury to be prevented and the means adopted. Congress must identify a pattern of unconstitutional state conduct that the remedy addresses.

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A state employee who began work at age 52 sues her State under the SRFA after receiving lower pension benefits than younger employees. Should the court uphold the SRFA as applied?

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