BIOM 121 1nd Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. John LockeII. Thomas JeffersonIII. Sources of LawIV. Administrative LawOutline of Current Lecture I. US Constitution: PreambleII. Major Functions of the ConstitutionIII. GovernmentIV. The Process ClauseV. Equal Protection ClauseCurrent LectureI. US Constitution: Preamblea. “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves andour posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of AmericaII. Major Functions of the Constitutiona. Creates the 3 branches of governmenti. Legislative1. Power to make lawii. Executive1. Power to enforce lawiii. JudicialThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Power to interpret lawb. Protects individual rights by limiting the government's ability to restrict those rightsIII. Governmenta. Government refers to the institutions, agencies, processes, and people that regulate and administer nation states and other internal units (states)IV. The Process Clausea. Substantive due processi. Requires governmental laws to be clear and not overly broad; the test is whether a reasonable person can understand the lawb. Procedural due processi. Requires government to give people proper notice and proper hearing before depriving them of life, liberty, or property V. Equal Protection Clausea. Strict Scrutiny Testi. Applied to classifications based on raceb. Intermediate Scrutiny Testi. Applied to classifications based on protected classes other than racec. Rational Basis Testi. Applied to classifications not involving a suspect or protected
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