Exam 4: The Constitution: Focus on Application to Business

The Bill of Rights is the:

In Citizens United, the Supreme Court struck down portions of the McCain-Feingold Act, which limited "electioneering communication" by corporations and unions because:

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 held that this was unconstitutional because:

The Fourteenth Amendment:

In Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., the Supreme Court held that the New York Public Service Commission could restrict commercial advertising, so long as there was a strong governmental interest and the regulation was no more extensive than needed to assist that interest.

In Japan Line, Ltd. v. County of Los Angeles, the Supreme Court held that is was unconstitutional for the state of California to tax property owned by a Japanese company that was located in California that was used in international shipping.

The ____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives the federal government the power to impose income taxes.

The constitutional requirement that governments must give just compensation for property taken for public use is known as:

Before being controversially struck down by the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case, the McCain-Feingold Act:

In Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council concerning a Virginia law prohibiting the advertising of prices of prescription drugs the Supreme Court held that:

You are charged with violating a government regulation. The government sues you for $10 million in civil penalties. You:

Taxes raise revenues for the government. Taxes may not be:

Executives working for a corporation accused of a federal crime can be compelled to testify against their company because the Fifth Amendment does not apply to corporations.

The U.S. Constitution was ratified and became effective in:

States may pass regulations that:

A law that took a protected freedom away from women without a compelling state interest would be unconstitutional because it:

Congress has the power to "lay and collect Taxes." When the Supreme Court reviews the taxing activity of Congress, it:

With respect to the ability of Congress to impose taxes, the Supreme Court has held that Congress may impose:

In the case Board of Trustees of the State University of New York v. Fox, the Supreme Court discussed the test for judging commercial-speech regulation. The standard for judging commercial speech regulation is:

In Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., the Supreme Court held that the New York Public Service Commission, like other governmental agencies, could restrict advertising about unlawful activities.