Ch 3 Case Reports (#2) in Discussions

1.WHY DOES THE RATIONAL BASIS TEST APPLY inFitzgerald v. Racing Association of Central Iowa,Langvardt, ll pp. 95-96,INSTEAD OF A MORE RIGOROUS TEST such as INTERMEDIATE SCRUTINY OR STRICT SCRUTINY inFitzgerald v. Racing Association of Central Iowa,Langvardt? (2 pt.)

Fitzgerald v. Racing Association of Central Iowa, Langvardt, pp. 95-96. This Supreme Court of the United States addresses Equal Protection and Taxation.The holdingupholds Iowa's taxing scheme, which treated riverboats with slot machines differently from racetracks with slot machines.The Iowa taxing scheme survived the lenient rational basis test and did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

2.Is the decision inFitzgerald v. Racing Association of Central Iowafair since it treats riverboats with slot machines differently from racetracks with slot machines? (1pt.)

3.What is your opinion about the ruling inMatal v. Tam, ll pp. 90-93? (1 pt.)This case addresses First Amendment Speech and Trademark law.