Exam 6: The Constitution

The Supreme Court reviewed a tax issued by the state of Alabama on a federally incorporated insurance organization. The Court found that if a state had the power to levy a tax on a federally incorporated institution, then the state had the power to destroy the federal institution. This would make the states superior to the federal government. Hence, the Court held that Alabama's tax on the insurance organization was unconstitutional. Which of the following supports the act of the Court?

Which of the following states that that government may not act in a manner that is arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable?

A military institute in California launched a separate program for women. However, the senior members of the program held that women would not be provided with the same type of rigorous military training, facilities, courses, faculty, financial opportunities, and alumni connections that were provided to male cadets. The women cadets of the program filed a suit in order to get justice. Which of the following approaches should be applied to enable the women avail justice?

Which of the following is true about preemption?

The extent of any limitation on a basic constitutional guarantee depends upon the nature of the competing public policy.

Freedom of speech protects corporations as well as individuals.

The due process clause prevents public utilities from acting in an unreasonable manner.

Under the contract clause, states cannot enact laws that impact rights and duties under existing contracts.

Constitutional rights remain constant and do not vary from time to time.

What is federalism?

List some of the cases that have applied the equal protection clause.

Explain why gender has not been moved to the strict scrutiny analysis.

Freedom of speech relates to private action that restricts our ability to express ourselves.

Explain the features of freedom of speech.

Mention the main purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment. List the three important clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

List the approaches applied by courts while using the equal protection clause.

The contract clause restricts the federal government's power to impact contractual relationships.

The concept of preemption applies only to federal statutes, not to the rules and regulations of federal administrative agencies.

A city makes it a crime to write anything on any public or private property. Harry was a resident of the city. He wanted to write something on a private sign that he owned. As he was worried about violating the law, he approached the court for support. The court declared this law unconstitutional based on the _____.

_____ cases involve whether proper notice has been given and a proper hearing has been conducted.