Exam 4: Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment made most of the guarantees contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the federal government.

Under what circumstances can a state impose a tax on goods that are imported from other nations?

In most subject matter areas the federal government and state governments have concurrent jurisdiction to regulate activity.

Which of the following is not correct with regard to commercial speech?

The level of scrutiny in equal protection cases refers to how difficult it is for alleged equal protection violations to be justified.

Since their creation,the protections in the Bill of Rights have generally been applicable to state and local governments as well as the federal government.

The strict scrutiny test is used in Equal Protection Clause cases involving a suspect class such as race.

There are extensive federal regulations covering airplanes and pilots.Assume that the state of Missouri passes a statute containing numerous requirements,some conflicting with the federal rules,covering the licensing of airplane pilots and the operation of aircraft.A pilot's constitutional challenge to this statute would most likely succeed on the basis of:

Under the Supremacy Clause of the U.S.Constitution,when Congress chooses to regulate in an area,which of the following is true?

The legislative branch of government is referred to as ________ as it is comprised of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The reason the Articles of Confederation were weak was because:

Which of the following does not receive protection under the U.S.Constitution?

Which of the following receives at least some protection under the U.S.Constitution?

The concept of federalism is that the states and the federal government share powers.

The First Amendment protects symbolic speech as well as actual spoken or written speech.

If the federal government preempts states from regulating in an area,the states may not continue to pass legislation that conflicts with federal statutes.

To what extent should "speech" over the Internet be regulated? Should the Internet be treated like television,or should different standards apply? Or is the Internet more like print media such as books or newspapers? Give reasons for your positions.

Most of the rights in the Bill of Rights apply to:

Which of the following is true regarding obscene speech?

In responding to a constitutional challenge to the Computer Decency Act,the U.S.Supreme Court ruled which of the following about the Act?