Question 1

A state constitutional provision conflicts with a federal statute.The:

Accepted Answer

A)  federal statute is supreme. 
B)  state constitutional provision is supreme. 
C)  federal statute is supreme if Congress has expressly so provided. 
D)  state constitutional provision is supreme if it expressly so states. 
A)  federal statute is supreme. 
B)  state constitutional provision is supreme. 
C)  federal statute is supreme if Congress has expressly so provided. 
D)  state constitutional provision is supreme if it expressly so states.

Question 2

"Actual malice" in defamation cases against the press requires a showing that a reporter intentionally lied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following activities is/are regulated by the federal government through its exercise of the commerce power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Commercial speech. 
B)  Civil rights in employment. 
C)  Shoplifting. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  Commercial speech. 
B)  Civil rights in employment. 
C)  Shoplifting. 
D)  All of these.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments 
B)  Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment 
C)  Takings Clause 
D)  Import-Export Clause 
A)  Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments 
B)  Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment 
C)  Takings Clause 
D)  Import-Export Clause

Question 5

Judicial review is the process by which courts review governmental action to determine whether such actions conform to the U.S.Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  rational relationship test. 
B)  strict scrutiny test. 
C)  intermediate test. 
D)  Contract Clause. 
A)  rational relationship test. 
B)  strict scrutiny test. 
C)  intermediate test. 
D)  Contract Clause.

Question 7

The principle of __________ concerns the compatibility of a law or governmental action with fundamental constitutional rights such as free speech.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural due process 
B)  substantive due process 
C)  the rational relationship test 
D)  equal protection 
A)  procedural due process 
B)  substantive due process 
C)  the rational relationship test 
D)  equal protection

Question 8

The term "eminent domain" refers to a governmental taking of private property for public use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What rights are protected by the First Amendment? What sorts of speech are constitutionally protected? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The First Amendment prohibits Congress f

Question 10

Most of the protections provided by the U.S.Constitution and its amendments apply only to governmental action, which is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  due process. 
B)  state action. 
C)  equal protection. 
D)  separation of power. 
A)  due process. 
B)  state action. 
C)  equal protection. 
D)  separation of power.

Exam 4: Constitutional Law

A state constitutional provision conflicts with a federal statute.The:

"Actual malice" in defamation cases against the press requires a showing that a reporter intentionally lied.

Which of the following activities is/are regulated by the federal government through its exercise of the commerce power?

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

Judicial review is the process by which courts review governmental action to determine whether such actions conform to the U.S.Constitution.

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

The principle of __________ concerns the compatibility of a law or governmental action with fundamental constitutional rights such as free speech.

The term "eminent domain" refers to a governmental taking of private property for public use.

What rights are protected by the First Amendment? What sorts of speech are constitutionally protected? Explain.

Most of the protections provided by the U.S.Constitution and its amendments apply only to governmental action, which is referred to as:

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