Privileges or immunities - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

OPOTA SPO's Exam Questions With Correct Answers Latest Updated (Graded A+) The relationship between an SPO and a test question is, - correct answer • The test question must respond directly to the SPO and for every SPO there is a test question. The ultimate reason for law enforcement training is - correct answer • To be able to protect the life and property of yourself and the public. The term role is defined as, - correct answer • Characteristics and expected social behavior of an...

BGEN 361 Ch. 2 Study Guide Exam Questions. federal form of government - CORRECT ANSWER A system of government in which the states form a union and the sovereign power is divided between a central government and the member states. Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER The quality of having independent authority over a geographic area. For instance, state governments have the authority to regulate affairs within their borders. police powers - CORRECT ANSWER Powers possessed by states as part of ...

any court having original jurisdiction is known as what? - Answer-trial court federal court systems - Answer-1. US districts courts (trial courts of general jurisdiction) 2. US courts of appeal 3. US supreme court federal courts have subject-matter jurisdiction in what 2 situations? - Answer-federal question: question that pertains to the US constitution, an act of Congress, or a treaty diversity of citizenship: 1. plaintiff and defendant must reside in 2 different states 2. the controver...

incorporation - correct answer Does the Bill of Rights apply to the states? Incorporation: idea that 14th amendment includes provisions of bill of rights; two ways to incorporate: through due process clause and privileges or immunities clause; b. When a right or liberty is incorporated, it applies with the same force (i.e., jot-for-jot) against the states as it does with the federal government. Concerns with incorporation: - correct answer ...

What cases did we cover that involved the Spending Clause? - Steward Machine Company v. Davis; US. v. Butler; South Dakota v. Dole; NFIB v. Sebelius According to Rehnquist, what are the restrictions on spending when the Spending Clause is in question? - 4 Things: 1. Must be in the interest of the general welfare 2. The states must have a choice and be aware of consequences of not participating 3. Must be related to the interest of national programs or projects 4. Conditions must not confl...

POLS 206 TAMU EXAM 1 Questions and Answers Enumerated Powers -Answer-- Specific powers given to Congress - Stated under Article I, section 8 - necessary and proper clause - implied powers Reserved powers -Answer--10th Amendment - Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the States or to the people - Forms the basis for many state laws - As long as the powers are not explicitly given to the national government and the Supreme Court has not deemed such a law uncons...

Q. What is a tax amnesty? A tax amnesty is a general pardon or intentional overlooking by the State of its authority to impose penalties on persons otherwise guilty of evasion or violation of a revenue or tax law. It partakes of an absolute forgiveness or waiver by the government of its right to collect what is due it and to give tax evaders who wish to relent a chance to start with a clean slate. A tax amnesty, much like a tax exemption, is never favored nor presumed in la...

Brown v. Board of Education - correct answer 1954- court decision that declared state laws segregating schools to be unconstitutional. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the separate but equal ruling. 14th Amendment which says that all citizens have the right to equal protection of the law in all states. 14th Amendment - correct answer declared that all persons born in the US were citizens, that all citizens were entitled to equal rights and their rights were protected by due process. ...

Where in the Georgia constitution would one find the states bill of rights? - Answer-Article I According to Article 1, section 1, "life, liberty, or property" may be taken from a citizen only by what process? - Answer-Due Process of law Which of the following is an effective defense against an accusation of libel, according to article 1, section 1? - Answer-If the truth is presented in evidence Who are considered citizens of Georgia, according to article 1, section 1? - Answer-All citizen...

POLS 206 TAMU EXAM 1 Questions and Answers Enumerated Powers -Answer-- Specific powers given to Congress - Stated under Article I, section 8 - necessary and proper clause - implied powers Reserved powers -Answer--10th Amendment - Powers not delegated to the national government are reserved to the States or to the people - Forms the basis for many state laws - As long as the powers are not explicitly given to the national government and the Supreme Court has not deemed such a law uncons...