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restraints on publications. If the press publishes that which is illegal or libelous, it has
liability for doing so.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-05 To analyze the basic protections created by the First, Second,
and Fourteenth Amendments.
Topic: Amendments and Basic Protections
Question 3
The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution allows
Selected
Answer:
government to take specific resources away from private owners for public use upon
the payment of just compensation.
Response
Feedback:
The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution allows the government to
take specific resources (usually but not always land) away from private owners for public
use upon the payment of just compensation. The clause recognizes the existence and
importance of private ownership, but allows the government to “condemn” and take
specific private resources for money under the power called eminent domain.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: 2 Medium
Learning Objective: 06-05 To analyze the basic protections created by the First, Second,
and Fourteenth Amendments.
Topic: Amendments and Basic Protections
Question 4
The publishing business is the only organized private business given explicit constitutional protection.
Selected Answer: True
Response
Feedback:
The publishing business is the only organized private business given explicit
constitutional protection. The First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law
abridging the freedom of the press.” This guarantee essentially authorizes a private
business to provide organized scrutiny of government.
AACSB: Analytical Thinking
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 06-05 To analyze the basic protections created by the First, Second,
and Fourteenth Amendments.
Topic: Amendments and Basic Protections
Question 5
The ______ to the U.S. Constitution reinforces federalism by reserving some powers to the states and
to the people.
Selected Answer: Tenth Amendment
Response
Feedback:
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. constitution reinforces federalism by reserving some
powers to the states and to the people. The concept of federalism recognizes that each
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