Exam 4: The Constitution: Focus on Application to Business

Under a Department of Agriculture marketing order, to keep the price of raisins up the government ordered raisin growers to give the government 47 percent of their crop for destruction. The Hornes refused, claiming it was a taking of property for public use without just compensation. The Supreme Court held that:​

Port cities in California imposed a property tax on cargo containers used by Japanese ships for loading and unloading cargo. The Supreme Court held the tax:

"No person shall be...compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself." is the:

In Consolidated Edison Co. v. Public Service Comm., the New York utility commission ruled that the electric company could not send its customers information in support of nuclear power. The Supreme Court announced a test for such restrictions on information. Which of the following is not a part of the test applied to prohibitions on speech:

Which of the following is a key part of the British constitution:

The Necessary and Proper Clause states that the Supreme Court is to ensure that statutes passed by Congress are "necessary and proper" under the Constitution.

Under the Fifth Amendment, when can a person be forced to produce documents for a government prosecution that could implicate a business in a violation of the law?

In Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Comm., the New York utility commission ruled that electric utilities could not advertise to promote the use of electricity. The Supreme Court announced a test of the constitutionality of such restrictions on commercial speech. Which of the following is not a part of that test:

It would be ____ for a state to impose a tax that provided a direct commercial advantage to local business.

Government agents may monitor online chat rooms on the Internet to listen for evidence of illegal trading of child pornography. When challenged, a federal court held that this practice:

Arizona passed a law requiring trains passing through the state to be shortened for safety purposes. The Supreme Court struck down the state rule as unconstitutional.

If you are convicted of criminal drug-related activities in your home, your personal property may be confiscated by the government (with no just compensation payment) without violating the Constitution.

In Ward v. Rock Against Racism, the Supreme Court held that freedom of speech means local governments cannot control the volume at which people listen to music in public.

The most important part of the Constitution with respect to businesses is:

A state may charge higher fees for disposal of hazardous wastes if the wastes are generated outside the state than for hazardous wastes that are generated in-state.

The Sixth Amendment holds that there is a right to jury trial in criminal cases.

For a state to tax a business, the business must:

Company X contributes to a group that opposes increases in state taxes. State Y has a law that prohibits businesses from donating money when the money may influence how people vote on issues. X challenges the law. A court will likely find:

In McCulloch v. Maryland, concerning a tax imposed by Maryland on a national bank, the Supreme Court held:

Congress passes a law preventing lenders from charging more than 12% interest. Loan Co. only lends money to people in Florida. Loan challenges the application of the law to his business, because he conducts it all within one state. The law is probably: