POLS 315 Study Guide - Final Guide: Strict Scrutiny, Voting Rights Act Of 1965, Equal Protection Clause
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That these are the actual test questions: there are over 3000 people on death row in this country, and most of them are poor and/or members of racial minorities. Also, a disproportionate number were sentenced to death for crimes against white victims. Baldus study and how was it used in mccleskey v. kemp (1987). We learned from the baldus study proves the death penalty to be racially discriminated. Blacks are 4. 3 times more likely to receive the death penalty if they killed a white person. Mcclesky v. kemp (1987) used the baldus study to show a disparity in the imposition of death sentence based on race. Under strict scrutiny, the government has the burden of proof. Compare the majority"s understanding of race with the theoretical perspective of the dissenters in shaw v. reno. The statute expressly focuses on the electoral opportunity of. Both of these cases involved the 6th amendment.
