Exam 4: Constitutional Law

The Contract Clause prevents a state from:

States have powers to enact regulations if Congress has not preempted state regulation by enacting legislation within its constitutional powers.

Most forms of speech are protected by the strict or exacting scrutiny standard.

In equal protection cases involving economic regulation, the courts use the rational relationship test.

Which of the following is included in the Fourteenth Amendment?

Defamation is a form of speech wholly outside the protection of the First Amendment.

The Commerce Clause limits the power of states to tax.

Which of the following is NOT correct with regard to the Bill of Rights?

Eminent domain is not one of the recognized inherent powers of government.

For the purposes of procedural due process, social security payments and food stamps.

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 Bill of Rights was included in the original U.S.Constitution.

Judicial review is:

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

A classic and important example of strict scrutiny of classifications based upon race is the desegregation case of:

What constitutional principle requires that similarly situated people be treated similarly by government?

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

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.

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