Exam 5: Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce

Which of the following statements is true of the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution?

The Supreme Court has held that the content of offensive speech may not be forbidden but that it may be restricted by the government.

The United States considers Native American tribes as "domestic dependent" nations with limited sovereignty.

Which of the following is a form of unprotected speech?

The ________ is responsible for making federal law.

The ________ prohibits the government from promoting one religion over another.

The Equal Protection Clause makes the classification of individuals based on their race unlawful.

Which of the following is an instance of a decision involving the Equal Protection Clause being made on the basis of the rational basis test?

Vanessa was born to American parents from a minority group in Miami. She applies to a public university which offers scholarships only to students from minority groups. Which of the following standards of review is used to decide if the university violates the Equal Protection Clause by offering Vanessa the scholarship?

Why is it unconstitutional for a state government to ban products imported from a foreign country, despite that country engaging in activities not condonable by that state?

A group of students organizing a protest march would be an instance of ________ speech.

Which of the following statements is true of states' police power?

Which of the following statements is true of the United States' Foreign Commerce Clause?

The Supremacy Clause establishes that the fundamental legal and political authority is vested in the citizens of the U.S.A.

________ is speech that the government cannot prohibit or regulate.

The primary purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to limit the power of the federal government and restrict it from levying or collecting taxes.

The ________ was a document that restricted the newly created U.S. federal government from levying and collecting taxes, regulating commerce with foreign countries, and regulating interstate commerce.

A certain state in the U.S. declares that its citizens should only wear "modest" clothing. Which of the following conclusions is made when this law is tested for substantive due process?

Substantive due process requires that that the government give a person proper notice and hearing of legal action before that person is deprived of his or her life, liberty, or property.

Lila, a newspaper columnist from Chicago, is unhappy with the soaring price of fuel in the U.S. She publishes an article that criticizes the government's refusal to offer gasoline at a subsidized price. This is an example of fully protected speech.