LGS 200 EXAM 2 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is the U.S. Constitution
Answer: Supreme law of the land
◉ What is the Privilege/Immunities Clause?
Answer: States rights/powers
Citizens of each state are entitled to the same privileges/immunities
of citizens in different states
(protects citizens from discrimination from state to state)
◉ What is the Full-Faith/Credit Clause?
Answer: assures citizens that contracts/documents/writings will be
honored from state to state (EX: Judicial decisions will be honored
from state to state)
◉ Where does the the Full-Faith/Credit Clause apply?
Answer: ONLY to civil matters
◉ What does the Commerce Clause state?
,Answer: prevents discrimination of the sale of goods from state to
state (the government controls the inter-state commerce)
◉ Supremacy Clause
Answer: the U.S. Constitution is the superior law
◉ What did Gibbons v. Ogden establish?
Answer: Gave federal government rights to regulate intrastate
commerce as well as all forms of commerce
◉ What is the Taxing/Spending Powers Clause?
Answer: Laws that give the government the right to tax you and
spend your tax dollars however they choose
◉ What is the Bill of Rights
Answer: Protection of individuals from the U.S. government
◉ Where is the Bill of Rights found?
Answer: the 1st 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution
◉ What is the 1st Amendment?
Answer: Freedom of Speech/Religion/Press/Assemble (Protests)
/Petition (of the Government)
, ◉ What is the 2nd amendment?
Answer: right to bare arms
◉ What is the 4th amendment?
Answer: Prohibits unreasonable search/seizure of person or
property
◉ What is the 5th amendment?
Answer: Guaranteed right of indictment by grand jury/due process
of law/condemnation/prohibits self incrimination/double jeopardy
◉ What is the 6th Amendment?
Answer: every individual is guaranteed to a jury trial in a criminal
case (speedy trial in criminal) also give rights to cross-examine
witnesses.
◉ What is the 7th Amendment?
Answer: guarantees to jury trial in civil case
◉ What is the 8th Amendment?
Answer: prohibits excessive bail/fines (judges reduce bond upon
going to court)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ What is the U.S. Constitution
Answer: Supreme law of the land
◉ What is the Privilege/Immunities Clause?
Answer: States rights/powers
Citizens of each state are entitled to the same privileges/immunities
of citizens in different states
(protects citizens from discrimination from state to state)
◉ What is the Full-Faith/Credit Clause?
Answer: assures citizens that contracts/documents/writings will be
honored from state to state (EX: Judicial decisions will be honored
from state to state)
◉ Where does the the Full-Faith/Credit Clause apply?
Answer: ONLY to civil matters
◉ What does the Commerce Clause state?
,Answer: prevents discrimination of the sale of goods from state to
state (the government controls the inter-state commerce)
◉ Supremacy Clause
Answer: the U.S. Constitution is the superior law
◉ What did Gibbons v. Ogden establish?
Answer: Gave federal government rights to regulate intrastate
commerce as well as all forms of commerce
◉ What is the Taxing/Spending Powers Clause?
Answer: Laws that give the government the right to tax you and
spend your tax dollars however they choose
◉ What is the Bill of Rights
Answer: Protection of individuals from the U.S. government
◉ Where is the Bill of Rights found?
Answer: the 1st 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution
◉ What is the 1st Amendment?
Answer: Freedom of Speech/Religion/Press/Assemble (Protests)
/Petition (of the Government)
, ◉ What is the 2nd amendment?
Answer: right to bare arms
◉ What is the 4th amendment?
Answer: Prohibits unreasonable search/seizure of person or
property
◉ What is the 5th amendment?
Answer: Guaranteed right of indictment by grand jury/due process
of law/condemnation/prohibits self incrimination/double jeopardy
◉ What is the 6th Amendment?
Answer: every individual is guaranteed to a jury trial in a criminal
case (speedy trial in criminal) also give rights to cross-examine
witnesses.
◉ What is the 7th Amendment?
Answer: guarantees to jury trial in civil case
◉ What is the 8th Amendment?
Answer: prohibits excessive bail/fines (judges reduce bond upon
going to court)
