Testing & Assessment

Question 1

Griggs v. Duke Power Co (1971)

Answer 1

discrimination need not be intentional to be illegal

SCOTUS ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited an employer from requiring the passing of standardized intelligence tests as a condition of employment or job transfer when (1) standards were not significantly related to performance in job, and (2) requirements serve to disqualify racial minorities

Question 2

Hall v. Florida (2014)

Answer 2

coined “intellectual disability”

capital offender with IQ of 71; SCOTUS ruled that states need to consider 3 factors in considering disorder: (1) IQ, (2) functional impairment, and (3) both prior to age 18; rigid rules were unconstitutional

Question 3

US v. Greer (1998)

Answer 3

Def obstructed justice by malingering incompetence and court allowed a sentence enhancement