Question

The equal protection clause prohibits a statute from treating one person differently from another:

	a.	​when there is no reasonable ground for classifying them differently.
	b.	​unless the statute is clearly arbitrary or capricious.
	c.	​if the statute discriminates on the basis of gender.
	d.	​unless the statute discriminates on the basis of cultural standards.

Answer 1

Option A.

• The equal protection clause prohibits any government from treating one person differently from another when there is no reasonable ground for classifying them differently.
• It is a clause that prohibits unreasonable discrimination and no government can deny any person from getting equal Rights and protections of law.
• According to this law, the governing state is required to treat a person in same manner as it would treat other's and it cannot deprive a person of liberty, life or property without any appropriate hearing.