Exam 2: Business and the Constitution

The state of Massachusetts regulates employment, traffic, land use, and other private activities to protect or promote the public order, health, safety, and general welfare under​

The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees a right to due process of law.​

Savers Mart, Inc., distributes its merchandise to retail outlets on an interstate basis. Under the commerce clause, Congress has the power to regulate​

Ryan, a follower of a certain religion, sells an article to Sunday! magazine in which he insists that Congress base all federal law on his religious principles. The First Amendment guarantees Ryan's​

Orinoco.com, an online seller of a variety of consumer streaming products, files a suit against the state of Nevada, claiming that a Nevada state law violates the commerce clause. The court will agree if the statute imposes a substantial burden on​

A law that has any impact on religion is unconstitutional.​

South Carolina enacts a statute to ban advertising in "bad taste." This statute would likely be held by a court to be​

The President determines the jurisdiction of the federal courts.​

The national government can regulate almost every commercial enterprise in the United States.​

The Constitution permits Congress to regulate interstate commerce.​

If a tax measure is reasonable, it is generally held to be within the national taxing power.​

State laws protect individuals' privacy rights.​

A decision by the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the amount of carbon that can be emitted from a car's exhaust system conflicts with a California state law. In this situation, under the supremacy clause,​

In a federal form of government, the national government shares sovereign power with the states.​

The First Amendment does not protect symbolic speech.​

The commerce clause's express grant of exclusive authority to regulate commerce that substantially affects trade and commerce among states is referred to as​

Loren stands in front of Rooster's Round-Up Café, shouting "fighting words" that are likely to incite Rooster's patrons to respond violently. The First Amendment protects such speech​

The members of Citizens Aware believe that a recently enacted federal law is unconstitutional. They write and sign a petition to the government to repeal the law, refuse to obey the law, and stop others from complying with the law. Under the First Amendment, citizens have a right to​

A law that prohibits only some persons from exercising a fundamental right will be subject to "strict scrutiny" by the courts under the equal protection clause.​

Chun operates Fresh Spring Fruits, a small market stocked entirely with produce grown on his farm. Under what clause of the Constitution can the federal government regulate Chun's activities? What is Chun's best argument against federal regulation of his farm and business?​