Exam 4: Constitutional Law for Business and E-Commerce

The Supremacy Clause establishes that the fundamental, legal, and political authority is vested in the citizens of the U.S.A.

Lila, a newspaper columnist from Chicago, is unhappy with the soaring price of fuel in the United States. She publishes an article that criticizes the government's refusal to offer gasoline at a subsidized price. This is an example of fully protected speech.

Speech that is offensive to many members of the society but is not obscene or violent is held unprotected by the U.S. Supreme Court.

E-commerce is not subject to the Commerce Clause of the Constitution as most businesses that conduct e-commerce over the Internet do not have any physical location.

The U.S. government can gag citizens from criticizing the President.

The concept of federal law taking precedence over state or local law is called the preemption doctrine.

Advertising is categorized as limited protected speech.

Why is it unconstitutional for a state government to ban products imported from a foreign country, despite that country engaging in activities not condonable by that state?

The president is not elected by popular vote but instead is selected by the Electoral College, whose representatives are appointed by state delegations.

The United States considers Native American tribes as "domestic dependent" nations with limited sovereignty.

Substantive due process requires that the government give a person proper notice and hearing of legal action before that person is deprived of his or her life, liberty, or property.

The ________ empowers the government to seize private property for public use, and the ________ requires the government to pay private property owners for this seized property.

Police power permits states and local governments to enact laws to protect or promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

The ________ Clause prevents the government from enacting laws that either prohibit or inhibit individuals from participating in or practicing their chosen religions.

The lawfulness of government classifications based on a protected class other than a suspect class or a fundamental right, such as a classification based on gender, is examined using an intermediate scrutiny test.

Which of the following provisions is made by the Due Process Clause?

Which of the following is an instance of a decision involving the Equal Protection Clause being made on the basis of a rational basis test?

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act establishes the requirements for conducting casino gambling and other gaming activities on tribal land.

Any state or local law that "directly and substantially" conflicts with valid federal law is preempted under the ________.

When the states ratified the Constitution, they delegated certain powers-called enumerated powers-to the federal government.