Exam 6: The Constitution

The Second Amendment consists of the ______.

______,a tort theory,is used to recover damages as a result of printed defamation of character.

Which of the following federal laws preempts a state law that authorizes a tort claim by workers that a union has breached its duty to ensure a safe workplace?

Briefly explain the minimum rationality approach.

A military institute in a particular state launched a separate program for women.However,the senior members of the program held that women would not be provided with the same type of rigorous military training,facilities,courses,faculty,financial opportunities,and alumni connections that were provided to male cadets.The women cadets of the program filed a suit in order to get justice.Which of the following approaches is most likely to be adopted in this case?

Which of the following statements is true of amendments and basic protections?

The publishing business is the only organized private business given explicit constitutional protection.

A zoning ordinance holds that writing anything on both public and private properties,including one's own private property,is a crime.This law is most likely to be unconstitutional based on the ______.

Under the contract clause,states cannot enact laws that impact rights and duties under existing contracts.

Freedom of speech protects corporations as well as individuals.

List some of the cases that have applied the equal protection clause.

The separation of powers between levels of government is known as ______.

Freedom of speech recognizes that there is no such thing as a false idea.

Briefly explain the supremacy clause.

Under the strict scrutiny test,a classification will be a denial of equal protection unless the classification is necessary to achieve a compelling state purpose.

Nelly and Mario are graffiti artists who belong to a minority community.They create designs and paintings depicting social issues that affect their community.They make sure their artwork is not obscene and does not incite a hateful reaction.They exhibit their art pieces at art shows.In this case,which of the following First Amendment protections is applied to the actions of Nelly and Mario?

Briefly explain the aspects of the freedom of the press.

Freedom of speech is an absolute constitutional guarantee.

Hot Hogs Corporation,an international hotdog eatery,produces a misleading television advertisement,which shows that one hotdog of Hot Hogs contains only 30 grams of fat.A consumer organization,a group that protects consumers from corporate exploitation,files a complaint with a federal institution which in turn issues an order prohibiting Hot Hogs from making such statements about its products without scientific evidence.This instance of regulation on advertising about food products is an example of a limitation on ______.

A major area of litigation involving freedom of the press involves defamation.