Exam 5: Constitutional Law

Professor Jones accuses Rachel,a senior at a large state university,of cheating on an exam.The Professor claims that Rachel must prove to him that she did not cheat.If she fails to convince him,she will be expelled from college.Rachel is being denied her due process rights.

A woman wishes to attend an all-male,publicly supported college.She claims the college is violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.What level of scrutiny will the court use when deciding this case?

Adam moved into an apartment complex.The rules of the complex prohibit unmarried men and women from living together in the same apartment.When Adam's friend,Diane,moved into the apartment he was served with eviction papers.Adam claims the apartment complex is violating his constitutional rights since it allows married couples to live together.Is Adam right?

The 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause "strict scrutiny" test will be used when the legislation:

Generally,constitutional protections do NOT apply to:

The "dormant" aspect of the Commerce Clause:

The issue of the constitutional protections afforded flag burning was addressed in:

Judicial review is the power of the federal courts to declare a statute or governmental action void.

Hall was arrested for burning the United States' flag in a protest of governmental policy.His action is protected under the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech because the flag burning is considered symbolic speech.

The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution provides Robert,an employee of Mattax Paper Co. ,due process protection from being fired without a hearing by a neutral fact finder.

By creating three independent and equal branches of the federal government,the U.S.Constitution prevented the federal government's power from being concentrated in one person.

Gadberry lives in a "common interest development" (CID)and has parked his new pickup truck in his driveway.The Neighborhood Association informs him that,according to their regulations,he may not have a truck in the sight of passersby.The Association has made an unconstitutional restriction of the property rights of residents of the CID.

Ikerd was entering the United States from a trip abroad when the Customs Service confiscated some goods she had purchased and brought back with her.The determination of whether the government is attempting to take property and what type of hearing the Customs Service must offer Ikerd,is an analysis of:

Lori and her friends burn an American flag as an act of political protest.Lori is arrested for violating a state law that prohibits flag burning.The Supreme Court has ruled that laws making it illegal to burn an American flag:

Judicial review can best be described as the power of federal courts to:

Congress passed the federal OSHA establishing job safety standards.Illinois passed its own statute,which had slightly more lenient standards.Illinois workers are only held to the state standards unless they are involved in interstate commerce.

The Supreme Court's approach during the period from the 1950s through the 1970s in deciding cases on constitutional grounds is described as:

The First Amendment to the U.S.Constitution explicitly protects citizens from abridgment of the right of free speech by any level of government.

Identify the basic job of a President of the United States,the source of executive power,and three key powers associated with the position of President.

The primary source of federal power to regulate business is the: