3 Quizzes Study Guide | Bailey | Business Law
Concepts, Cases & Practice Review
The state legislature passed a law that taxed one form of gambling more severely
than the other.
a. because a fundamental right and protected class was involved, the strict
scrutiny test is applied
b. because this case involved a matter of gender, the intermediate scrutiny test is
applied
c. because the case involved taxes, the tax test is applied
d. because this is a matter that deals with economics, the rational basis test would
be applied - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----d. because this is a matter that deals
with economics, the rational basis test would be applied
,The President has the power to veto legislation passed by Congress and Congress
has the power to override a veto by a 2/3 vote of each house. These are examples
of the __________________built into American government.
a. Legislative oversight
b. Checks and balances
c. Privileges and Immunities - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----b. checks and balances
The power of the courts to declare legislation invalid because it violates the
Constitution is the power of ___________________.
a. Judicial discretion
b. Res judicata
c. Judicial review
d. Judicial oversight - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----c. judicial review
The dormant commerce clause refers to which of the following?
a. The power of the federal government to regulate intrastate commerce
b. The power of the federal government to regulate commerce with foreign
nations
c. The reservation of powers clause in the 10th Amendment
, d. The unconstitutionality of state laws that unreasonably burden interstate
commerce - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----d. The unconstitutionality of state laws
that unreasonably burden interstate commerce
Assume that Delaware wants to discourage non-Delaware residents from
becoming members of the Delaware Bar and practicing law in Delaware. Assume
also that it enacts a law requiring that non-residents score 100 points higher on
the Bar Exam than residents have to score. What constitutional provision would a
non-resident claim is violated by this law?
a. The Privileges and Immunities Clause
b. The Full Faith and Credit Clause
c. The Reservation of Powers Clause
d. The Fourteenth Amendment - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----a. The Privileges and
Immunities Clause
Which of the following is a provision of the USA Patriot Act designed to protect
the right of privacy?
a. Suspension of habeas corpus
b. Reinstitution of ex post facto laws
c. Establishment of a special court to issue warrants for certain types of searches
d. Suspension of the Exclusionary Rule - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----c.
Establishment of a special court to issue warrants for certain types of searches