Exam 2: Business and the Constitution

Under the privileges and immunities clause, the federal government has the power to regulate commercial activities among the states.

Alix posts a podcast on the Believe! website in which she insists that Congress base all federal law on her religious principles. Under the First Amendment, Alix is guaranteed

Centre City enacts an ordinance that bans the distribution of all printed materials on city streets. Diners Café opposes the city's latest "revenue-enhancing" measure-a tax on prepared food sales-and wants to protest by distributing handbills. In Diners' suit against the city, a court would likely hold the ban on printed materials to be

When religious practices work against public policy, the government can act.

The U.S. Constitution divides powers among four branches of government.

A rule issued by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)limits the amount of carbon that can be emitted from a car's exhaust system. California state law prescribes much lower limits. Under the U.S. Constitution

Utah enacts a statute to ban advertising in "bad taste." Most likely, a court would hold this statute to be

The United States Supreme Court has held that a constitutional right to privacy is implied by several of the amendments in the Bill of Rights.

The free exercise clause prohibits the government from passing laws that have any impact on religion.

Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the power to regulate

The term checks and balances refers to the system under which

Generally, given the broad language of the Constitution, the line between state and national powers is often determined by