......................................................................of Loving v. Virginia demonstrate a test of strict scrutiny? A. Racial classification in marriage did not serve a compelling state interest. B. Racial classification in marriage served a compelling state interest. C. Racial classification in the workforce served a compelling state interest. D. Racial classification in the workforce did not serve a compelling state interest.

The correct answer is A. Racial classification in marriage did not serve a compelling state interest.<br /><br />In the case of Loving v. Virginia (1967), the Supreme Court of the United States struck down state laws that banned interracial marriage. The Court applied the strict scrutiny test, which is the highest level of judicial review used by courts to evaluate the constitutionality of laws or government actions.<br /><br />Under strict scrutiny, the government must show that the law or action serves a "compelling state interest" and that the law or action is "narrowly tailored" to achieve that interest in the least restrictive way possible.<br /><br />In Loving v. Virginia, the Court found that the racial classifications in the state laws banning interracial marriage did not serve a compelling state interest. The Court stated that "the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual, and cannot be infringed by the State." Therefore, the laws were struck down as unconstitutional.<br /><br />The other options (B, C, and D) are incorrect because they do not accurately reflect the Court's reasoning in Loving v. Virginia.