What does the rational basis test require in order to justify government discrimination among groups of people?

Question

What does the rational basis test require in order to justify government discrimination among groups of people?

Responses

a compelling national interest
a compelling national interest

proper government purpose
proper government purpose

proof that there is no alternative
proof that there is no alternative

a long-standing history of oppression

Answer 1

None of these options are correct. The rational basis test only requires a legitimate government purpose for the discrimination, and that the means chosen to achieve that purpose are rational (i.e. not arbitrary, irrational, or based on animus towards a particular group).