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School-sponsored prayer before football games was ruled unconstitutional in _______. A. Edwards v Aguillard B. School District of Abington Township v. Schempp C. Lee v. Weisman D. Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe Give three reasons the court turned […]
CCJ 82463
In Champion v. Ames (1903;) lottery case), the Supreme Court held that _______. A. arranging for the interstate transportation of lottery tickets is primarily a matter for state, not federal, regulation. B. in evaluating the constitutionality of Congress’s use of […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 10 After 1937 Most Supreme Court Observers Believed
Title: 10-01pp.353 1. After 1937 most Supreme Court observers believed that the doctrine of economic substantive due process was dead, and for many years this conclusion was accurate. In more recent years, however, economic substantive due process has experienced renewed […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 11 Nollan California Coastal Commission 1987 Case Involving
Title: 11-01pp.363 1. In Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992; case involving a state’s denial of a permit to construct houses on island lots) the Court held that _______. 2. In Nollan v. California Coastal Commission (1987; case involving […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 12 Reynolds United States The Court Outlawed
Title: 12-01pp.383 1. In Reynolds v. United. States the Court outlawed _______. 2. In Wisconsin v. Yoder the Court ruled that _______. A. Amish children must attend school after the eighth grade *B. Amish children cannot be compelled to attend […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 13 Schenck United States The Court Created The
Title: 13-01pp.439 1. In Schenck v. United States the Court created the _______. 2. Gitlow is an important case because it _______. A. banned freedom of speech *B. incorporated freedom of speech C. restricted freedom of speech in states D. […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 14 Branzburg Hayes The Court Ruled That
Title: 14-01pp.496 1. In Branzburg v. Hayes the Court ruled that _______. 2. As a general rule the Court has upheld content regulations of the press. A. True *B. False Title: 14-03pp.494 3. New York Times v. United .States. virtually […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 15 The Second Amendment Has Been Incorporated The
Title: 15-01pp.541 1. The Second Amendment has been incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment. 2. States have generally _______. *A. Expanded gun rights B. Restricted gun rights C. Banned all guns Title: 15-03pp.533 3. How is the Second Amendment unusual in […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 16 Substantive Due Process Draws What Key Word
Title: 16-01pp.544 1. Substantive due process draws on what key word in the Fourteenth Amendment? 2. Which of the following amendments was not cited as a location of the right to privacy in the Griswold opinions? A. First Amendment B. […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 17 Which The Following Not Exception The Warrant
Title: 17-01pp.600 1. Which of the following is not an exception to the warrant requirement? 2. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Cars have less protection against searches than homes. B. An officer making a traffic stop […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 18 Which The Following Statements Best Describes The
Title: 18-01pp.625 1. Which of the following statements best describes the Supreme Court’s decision in Powell v. Alabama (the “Scottsboro boys” case)? 2. Gideon v. Wainwright overruled the Supreme Court’s decision in what previous case? A. Powell v. Alabama B. […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 19 Which Supreme Court Justice Argued That The
Title: 19-01pp.667 1. Which Supreme Court justice argued that the “Constitution is color–blind,” in his dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson? 2. Which of the following statements best describes the Court’s decision in Sweatt v. Painter? A. The Court ruled in […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 2 The Supreme Court Has Accepted Approximately
Title: 02-01pp.22 1. The Supreme Court has accepted approximately _______. 2. Why does the Court normally accept so few cases under its original jurisdiction? *A. It sends most of these cases back to the lower Courts for an initial ruling. […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 20 the authority to draw district boundaries is a
Title: 20-01pp.758 1. Which of the following statements best describes the position Chief Justice Rehnquist took in his written opinion about the Supreme Court’s decision to hear Bush v. Gore? 2. Which amendment ensures that the right to vote cannot […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 3 Justice Storys Opinion For The Court Martin
Title: 03-01pp.75 1. Justice Story’s opinion for the Court in Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee (1816; Virginia land inheritance case) is an example of the Marshall Court’s _______. 2. Ex parte McCardle (1869; appeal of a journalist held for trial before […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 4 Which The Following Inherent Power Held Congress
Title: 04-01pp.93 1. With respect to Powell v. McCormack (1969), which of the following statements is false? Title: 04-02pp.105 2. John Marshall’s decision in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819; national bank case) with respect to the powers of Congress is more […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 5 Each State Given Number Electoral College Votes
Title: 05-01pp.139 1. In Raines v. Byrd (1997) the Court ruled that members of Congress have standing to sue over 2. Each state is given a number of Electoral College votes _______. A. equal to its number of seats in […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 6 Which The Following Chief Justices Supported The
Title: 06-01pp.194 1. Which of the following chief justices supported the concept of cooperative federalism? 2. In Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918), the Supreme Court struck down the federal Child Labor Act of 1916. What was the primary ground upon which […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 7 Gibbons Ogden 1824 The Supreme Court
Title: 07-01pp.216 1. In Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), the Supreme Court _______. 2. Which of the following constitutional doctrines speaks directly to a situation in which the federal government regulates an aspect of intrastate commerce that is so intertwined with […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 8 Pollock Farmers Loan Trust Challenge The Federal
Title: 08-01pp.288 1. Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan & Trust (challenge to the federal income tax act of 1894) came before the Supreme Court on two occasions. Taking both decisions into account, which of the following actions did the Supreme Court […]
Constitutional Law Chapter 9 The Contract Clause Applies The Actions
Title: 09-01pp.316 1. The Contract Clause _______. 2. In Fletcher v. Peck (1810; Yazoo land case) the Supreme Court _______. A. allowed the state of Georgia to rescind its previously executed land sale contract because the original contract was based […]
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Why did the framers bar states from imposing duties on imports or exports? A. Only the federal government could levy taxes. B. The Constitution banned all taxes by states. C. The framers wanted to ensure that goods from the states […]
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In National League of Cities v. Usery (1976) the Court considered the constitutionality of the 1974 amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act that extended the Act’s minimum wage and maximum hours provisions to the states and their political subdivisions. […]
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In Vernonia School District 47J v. Acton, the Supreme Court ruled that random drug testing of student athletes _______. A. Violates the Constitution because minors are a protected group B. Violates the Constitution because athletes are treated differently from non-athletes […]
MET CJ 41880
How is the Second Amendment unusual in comparison to the other amendments in the Bill of Rights? A. It is much shorter than the other amendments. B. It has a preamble unlike the other amendments. C. It is much longer […]
MET CJ 59441
In what case did the Supreme Court uphold the Voting Rights Act of 1965? _______ A. Louisiana v. United States B. Harper v. Viriginia State Board of Elections C. Alabama v. United States D. South Carolina v. Katzenbach In McCulloch […]
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In United States v. E. C. Knight Co. (1895) the Supreme Court held that the federal government could not regulate the sugar -refining industry because the refining process was an intrastate activity that had no direct effect on interstate commerce. […]
SESP 61895
In Marbury v. Madison (1803) the Supreme Court for the first time struck down a provision of federal law because it was in conflict with the U.S Constitution. When did the Court next strike down a federal law? Answer: *A. […]
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County of Allegheny v. ACLU indicated that the Court _______. A. Would analyze context when determining whether religious symbols can be displayed on public property B. Would not analyze context when determining whether religious symbols can be displayed on public […]
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On what grounds did the Court rule against the presidential power to take over an industry (even during war time) in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer? Answer: *A. Varies Scholars argue that the Free Exercise Clause and the […]