Practice question
Does equal protection categorically prohibit every legal classification?
- Yes; no distinction is ever allowed.
- Yes; identical rules must govern every different circumstance.
- No; reasonable classification is permitted, while arbitrary classification is prohibited.
- No; every classification is valid merely because it is enacted.
- Yes; classifications may exist only in private contracts.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — 1987 Constitution, ArticleIII Section1, equal protection.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69106 — Albano v. COMELEC, G.R.257610 and UDK17230, January24 2023, main opinion on reasonable classification.
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