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Sex Discrimination: Crash Course Government #30

Welcome to school without the classroom! Host Craig Benzine takes you through a tour of US government and politics.

Sex Discrimination: Crash Course Government #30

Season 1 Episode 30 | 8m 5s

Discrimination against women tends to be handled somewhat differently in the courts as they are not a minority. Even so, the courts need a method for challenging issues to help further important government interests - this is called intermediate scrutiny.

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