Exam 2: Business and the Constitution

Kathy runs a business from her home.Not only is she the sole employee,she never leaves her home,performing all business functions in her pajamas in front of her computer.Her business consists of buying and then reselling various goods over the Internet.She is very successful with thousands of customers.In terms of regulation of commerce,how would you characterize her business?

Enumerated powers are those rights and powers granted in the Constitution to the individual states.

In Cavel International,Inc.v.Madigan,when Illinois passed the statute barring the slaughter of horses primarily for human consumption,Cavel presented each of the following arguments except:

A question put to voters during a state election to decide a particular issue may be called a ballot initiative,a referendum or a _______.

If Alabama passes a statute specifically permitting high school girls to try out and play on varsity high school football teams if qualified,that statute would be reviewed using:

Explain the structure of the U.S.government and how the checks and balance system operates to maintain equalization of power between the different parts of the government.

In U.S.v.Lopez,the Supreme Court agreed with Congress saying that gun possession in schools made it more difficult for a student to obtain an education and was therefore an interstate commerce issue.

In what manner was a citizen's right to privacy initially established? Explain.

When a state action is found to be based on a semi-suspect (a/k/a quasi-suspect)classification the courts will employ:

In Cavel International,Inc.v.Madigan,Cavel,the only exporter of horsemeat to Europe for human consumption fought an Illinois state law prohibiting the slaughter of horses if the primary reason for slaughter was to produce horsemeat for sale.The court decided:

Assume that the state of Georgia has just raised the fee for registration of motor vehicles $5.00 per year.If challenged,this new statute would be reviewed using:

Under the Constitution,Congress has the enumerated power to appoint federal officers and judges.

States were not subject to Bill of Rights restrictions until after the Civil War.

Congress's broadest powers are derived from the Commerce Clause.

The First Amendment prohibits individuals from encroaching or prohibiting another person's freedom of speech.

Protections for the citizenry from unlawful or reprehensive acts by the government are contained primarily in:

Protections under the Bill of Rights were extended to include restrictions and actions by state governments under the:

The government's system of checks and balances is called the _______.

In the cases of Heart of Atlanta Motel v.U.S.and Katzenbach v.McClung,the Supreme Court found illegal discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by applying:

The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act is commonly called the ________ Act.