Assume Oklahoma passed a state statute that declares "Native Americans automatically eligible" for state-funded health care and also declares that "persons other than Native Americans may be eligible for state-funded health care if household income is at or below the established poverty guidelines." Assume Mehmedalija Selimovic challenges the state statute as a violation of equal protection. If the state of Oklahoma asserts that its government interest in passing the statute is remedying past discrimination against Native Americans, which fact, assuming it could be proven as true, would be most supportive of the state's argument that the statute is constitutional:
A. Until 1924, Native Americans were not citizens and could not vote in Oklahoma.
B. Until 2000, Native Americans were prohibited by state statute from using traditional medicines that were deemed "narcotics" and otherwise criminalized.
C. Until 2000, Native Americans were prohibited by state statute from receiving state-funded health care.
D. The most recent information available in 2007 demonstrates that Native Americans in Oklahoma continue to have a household income that is less than the poverty guideline.
Answer:C
Assume Oklahoma passed a state statute that declares "Native Americans automatically eligible" for state-funded health care and also declares that "persons other than Native Americans may be eligible for state-funded health care if household income is at or below the established poverty guidelines." Assume Mehmedalija Selimovic challenges the state statute as a violation of equal protection. If the state of Oklahoma asserts that its government interest in passing the statute is remedying past discrimination against Native Americans, which fact, assuming it could be proven as true, would be most supportive of the state's argument that the statute is constitutional:
A. Until 1924, Native Americans were not citizens and could not vote in Oklahoma. B. Until 2000, Native Americans were prohibited by state statute from using traditional medicines that were deemed "narcotics" and otherwise criminalized. C. Until 2000, Native Americans were prohibited by state statute from receiving state-funded health care. D. The most recent information available in 2007 demonstrates that Native Americans in Oklahoma continue to have a household income that is less than the poverty guideline.