Exam 4: Constitutional Law

A law is not valid unless it complies with the U.S. Constitution.

The Bill of Rights applies directly to the states.

If private entities engage in public functions, constitutional guarantees such as free speech and due process may apply to their actions under the doctrine.

The Constitution gives the federal and state governments concurrent powers over patents and copyrights.

Both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments contain due process clauses.

A public figure who brings a defamation suit against a newspaper which prints a false story about her must prove actual malice to win the suit.

The Bill of Rights was approved by the first Congress to guarantee that the federal government would not abuse its powers.

Under the Commerce Clause, any state statute that affects interstate commerce is unconstitutional.

_{76. Since , the U.S. Supreme Court has abandoned its earlier approach in substantive due process cases and no} Longer overturns economic and social legislation, so long as it is rationally related to legitimate governmental objectives.

The requirement that a classification have a substantial relationship to an important governmental objective is known as the:

Which of the following is a major limitation on the federal government's power to tax?

The federal government's power to tax is subject to the limitation that all custom duties and excise taxes must be uniform throughout the United States.

The Contract Clause prevents a state from:

Which of the following would NOT be subject to strict scrutiny in deciding if a law violates equal protection?

The legislative branch's primary check on both the judicial and executive branches is the power to:

Identify the federal commercial and fiscal powers and give the source in the Constitution where the power is granted to the federal government. Explain what is meant by each.

Whatever powers are not specifically assigned to the United States by the Constitution are reserved to:

How does the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment differ from the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment?

The Commerce Clause in connection with the limits the power of the states to tax.

The federal government has no restrictions under the Constitution on its power to impair contracts since the Contract Clause restricts only actions of the states.