LES 305 Exam 2 Chapter 5 questions
with answers
Nexus - correct answer ✔✔Connection; a term used in constitutional analysis of the authority to tax;
there must be a sufficient connection between the business and the taxing state.
Disparate Treatment - correct answer ✔✔In discrimination law, the application of different rules or
standards to people of different races, genders, or national origins.
Eminent Domain - correct answer ✔✔The taking of private property by a government entity for a public
purpose, with compensation paid to the owner.
Separation of Powers - correct answer ✔✔Authority for various governmental functions is divided
among the three branches of government. No branch may take the power granted to another branch.
Supremacy Clause - correct answer ✔✔The U. S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land and any law
the conflicts with the Constitution will be void.
U. S. Constitution - correct answer ✔✔Creates the federal government's structure and protects private
citizens' rights from government interference.
Bill of Rights - correct answer ✔✔The first ten amendments U.S. Constitution.
Procedural Due Process - correct answer ✔✔Constitutional protection that requires the government to
give notice and the opportunity to be heard before it takes action against a person or business.
Just Compensation - correct answer ✔✔Principle that requires the government entity taking private
property to pay the owner a fair amount.
with answers
Nexus - correct answer ✔✔Connection; a term used in constitutional analysis of the authority to tax;
there must be a sufficient connection between the business and the taxing state.
Disparate Treatment - correct answer ✔✔In discrimination law, the application of different rules or
standards to people of different races, genders, or national origins.
Eminent Domain - correct answer ✔✔The taking of private property by a government entity for a public
purpose, with compensation paid to the owner.
Separation of Powers - correct answer ✔✔Authority for various governmental functions is divided
among the three branches of government. No branch may take the power granted to another branch.
Supremacy Clause - correct answer ✔✔The U. S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land and any law
the conflicts with the Constitution will be void.
U. S. Constitution - correct answer ✔✔Creates the federal government's structure and protects private
citizens' rights from government interference.
Bill of Rights - correct answer ✔✔The first ten amendments U.S. Constitution.
Procedural Due Process - correct answer ✔✔Constitutional protection that requires the government to
give notice and the opportunity to be heard before it takes action against a person or business.
Just Compensation - correct answer ✔✔Principle that requires the government entity taking private
property to pay the owner a fair amount.
