BUL 3130 MIDTERM EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
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BUL 3130 MIDTERM EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Plessy v. Ferguson - Answer-Which Supreme Court case is most well known for holding that states can maintain separate facilities for different groups, as long as those facilities are equal?
-Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
-Engel v. ...
BUL 3130 MIDTERM EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Plessy v. Ferguson - Answer-Which Supreme Court case is most well known for holding
that states can maintain separate facilities for different groups, as long as those facilities
are equal?
-Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
-Engel v. Vitale
-San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez
-Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka - Answer-Which Supreme Court case
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, and the doctrine of "separate but equal"?
-Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
-Marbury v. Madison
-Wisconsin v. Yoder
-Plessy v. Fergusion, and the doctrine of "separate but equal" is technically still good
law
true
(This power is reserved to the federal government (via the Commerce Clause). -
Answer-State governments do not have the power to regulate commerce with foreign
nations. T or F?
true - Answer-T or F? The Supremacy Clause establishes that state and local laws that
conflict with the US Constitution and federal treaties are unconstitutional.
rational basis review - Answer-Which level of review is the least stringent?
strict scrutiny - Answer-The following level of scrutiny would be applied to a case
involving racial discrimination.
-Rational Basis Review
-Intermediate Scrutiny
-Strict Scrutiny
-Any of the above
Rational Basis Review - Answer-An tax on the popular streaming service Netflix, if
challenged, would likely be subject to which level of scrutiny?
-Rational Basis Review
-Intermediate Scrutiny
-Strict Scrutiny
,-Any of the above
false
(this would be analyzed under strict scrutiny) - Answer-T or F? Most laws that restrict
the content of speech are analyzed under intermediate scrutiny.
true - Answer-The Establishment Clause guarantees that there will be no state-
sponsored or promoted religion. T or F?
false
(this is the Establishment Clause) - Answer-T or F? The Equal Protection Clause of the
Fourteenth Amendment provides that a state cannot promote one religion over other
religions.
Strict Scrutiny - Answer-A law which taxes individuals of European descent higher than
it taxes other citizens would face which level of scrutiny?
-Rational Basis Review
-Intermediate Scrutiny
-Strict Scrutiny
-Either Rational Basis Review or Intermediate Scrutiny
false
(Procedural due process requires this) - Answer-T or F? Substantive due process
requires that 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.
false - Answer-T or F? Laws that take away a fundamental right are analyzed using
rational basis review.
Either Intermediate or Strict Scrutiny - Answer-A law which taxes women at a higher
rate than men, if challenged, would be subject to which level of scrutiny.
-False
-Intermediate Scrutiny
-Strict Scrutiny
-Either Intermediate or Strict Scrutiny
false
(The Constitution can be modified by its amendments.) - Answer-The Constitution
cannot be modified. T or F?
state government
(The state reserved powers that it did not give to the federal government through
enumeration.) - Answer-Reserved powers are given to the ________ by the Constitution
-federal government
-judiciary
-state government
, -administrative agencies
-US Congress
bicameral
(The House of Representatives and the Senate) - Answer-The legislative branch of the
U.S. federal government is ________.
-Monocameral
-bicameral
-tricameral
-polycameral
-Monolithic
legislative branch
(this is Congress) - Answer-The ________ is responsible for making federal law.
President
-state government
-legislative branch
-Supreme Court
-Secretary of State
Preemption Doctrine - Answer-The ________ provides that federal law takes
precedence over state or local law.
-Bill of rights
-Due Process Clause
-Free Exercise Clause
-First Amendement
-Preemption Doctrine
Any state or local law that "directly and substantially" conflicts with valid federal law is
preempted - Answer-Which of the following statements is true of the Supremacy Clause
of the U.S. Constitution?
-A particular federal statute cannot exclusively regulate a specific area or activity.
-Any state or local law that "directly and substantially" conflicts with valid federal law is
preempted
-A particular federal statute can expressly provide for exclusive jurisdiction.
-Any state or local law that "directly and substantially" conflicts with valid federal law is
held valid until such a time that the relevance of the federal law is tested and held in
harmony with the cultural diversity in the state.
-None of the above
Either Intermediate or Strict Scrutiny
(Commercial speech is typically analyzed under intermediate scrutiny, but since this is a
blanket ban, it could face strict scrutiny.) - Answer-A town passes a law that
commercials advertising hybrid cars cannot be aired. This law would likely be subject to
which level of scrutiny, if challenged.
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