Exam 1: History, Structure, and Content of the United States Constitution

Which of the following would qualify for strict scrutiny at this time under the equal protection clause?

Although not specifically listed among the powers granted to the federal government, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the power to establish a national bank under the following:

Under the terms of the proposed Constitution, the new government was to become operative if a certain number of states ratified. This number was:

Which of the following is not a branch of the federal government?

All of the following federal laws fall under the interstate commerce clause, except for:

The ratification process was completed and the Constitution went into effect:

The Fourteenth Amendment contains the following guarantee:

Article I of the United States Constitution:

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as:

Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court decision overturning sodomy laws, has been compared to which other landmark Supreme Court ruling?

Petitioners file this when requesting review by the Supreme Court:

The Bill of Rights is a declaration of the rights that citizens have against each other.

After the Constitution was drafted, it was submitted to the states for ratification. Ratification was opposed by some states because:

The following country's government provided a precedent for the federal-state system devised under the Constitution:

Article II of the United States Constitution:

Before the Civil War, the American people viewed the states as the watchdogs of liberty.

Article I of the United States Constitution:

The Articles of Confederation created a strong federal government.

Habeas corpus review is a post-conviction constitutional remedy for state prisoners that rectifies the following:

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was passed in the aftermath of which war?