Deck 5: Constitutional Law and Freedoms

Question 1

The three branches of government do not include:

A)Legislative.
B)Electoral.
C)Judicial.
D)All of the above.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 prohibits:

A)Insurers,manufacturers,and direct marketers from purchasing drivers license information from states.
B)A person from disclosing personal information to police during routine stops.
C)A state from selling the personal information of a person unless the state first obtains that person's affirmative consent.
D)None of the above.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The judicial branch has the authority to examine the acts of the other two branches of government and determine whether those acts were constitutional.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The preemption doctrine involves the concept of federal law taking precedence over state and local law.

Question 5

Certain checks and balances were built into the Constitution.

Question 6

The executive branch can enter into treaties with foreign governments under its own authority.

Question 7

Federalism means that all undelegated powers are reserved to the federal government.

Question 8

The legislative branch of the federal government is authorized to create state courts and to determine their jurisdiction.

Question 9

The first ten Amendments to the Constitution:

A)Are called the Bill of Rights.
B)Were added to the Constitution in 1791.
C)Both of the above.
D)None of the above.

Question 10

In Geier v.American Honda Motor Company the state tort law had concurrent jurisdiction with the federal standard.

Question 11

The Commerce Clause gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with:

A)Foreign nations.
B)Among the several states.
C)Indian Tribes.
D)All of the above.

Question 12

The U.S.Constitution serves the following purposes:

A)It creates three branches of the federal government.
B)It protects individual rights.
C)Both of the above.
D)None of the above.

Question 13

The First Amendment protects:

A)Oral speech.
B)Written speech.
C)Symbolic speech.
D)All of the above.

Question 14

The U.S.Supreme Court places speech into three categories:

A)Fully protected speech.
B)Limited protection speech.
C)Unprotected speech.
D)All of the above.

Question 15

In Cipollove v.Liggett Group the Supreme Court found that the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act preempted state tort court action.

Question 16

According to Woodrow Wilson,the Constitution of the United States is a mere lawyer's document.

Question 17

In a case where the federal law does not provide for exclusive jurisdiction,the state and local governments may have concurrent jurisdiction.

Question 18

The Fourteenth Amendment provides:

A)The Equal Protection Clause.
B)The Due Process Clause.
C)The Privileges and Immunities Clause.
D)All of the above.

Question 19

The federal government may regulate:

A)Interstate commerce.
B)Intrastate commerce.
C)Both of the above.
D)None of the above.

Question 20

The Supremacy Clause establishes that the following are not the supreme law of the land:

A)Constitution of the U.S.A.
B)Federal laws.
C)Local laws.
D)Federal regulations.