Due Process (SDP, PDP), Equal Protection

Question 1

Under a Procedural Due Process challenge, what do the standards required depend upon?

Answer 1

1. IMPORTANCE of the INDIVIDUAL INTEREST
2. VALUE of SPECIFIC SAFEGUARDS to that interest
3. Court’s interest in fiscal and administrative EFFICIENCY

Question 2

What is a “deprivation of liberty,” in Procedural Due Process?

Answer 2

“DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY” occurs when a person is DENIED A FREEDOM that is PROVIDED BY THE CONSTITUTION.

Question 3

What is “liberty,” in the Due Process Clause?

Answer 3

Is not specifically defined in the Constitution, but includes more than merely physical restraint.

Question 4

Is wealth a suspect classification?

Answer 4

No. It is a non-suspect classification.