Question: Please utilize the appropriate means ends test for the situation below. Note - there are not correct answers here! Analyze the situation and make your

Please utilize the appropriate means ends test for the situation below. Note - there are not correct answers here! Analyze the situation and make your decision, then argue why you believe that's true. (My advice: Identify the class being discriminated against, choose the test to use (Strict, Intermediate, or Rational Basis), and then apply the test to the situation which will give your decision on if the state action should be allowed or not.)
1. The IMPD requires all new recruits to have a grip strength of 15 lbs., as that is the trigger pull on the new custom Glock 17's they will be issued. The result of this policy means that over half of all female applicants are denied, while 90% of male applicants are accepted.
2. The FAA makes an official ruling that Pilot's Licenses will not be granted to individuals under 4'10". John is a little person who has a height of 4'7". He has been an active pilot for over 20 years, but his license renewal is denied.
3. After determining it to be a threat to national security, the White House and Capitol building both make the same determination that individuals wearing hijabs will not be allowed to join public tours of the buildings.

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