ACCT 2700- Quiz 2

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Equal protection means that the government must treat all individuals the same.

False

Privacy rights receive no protection under federal law.

False

State governments do not have any authority to regulate interstate commerce.

False

The rights secured by the Bill of Rights are absolute.

False

Corporations enjoy many of the same rights and privileges as natural persons do.

True

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are commonly known as the Bill of Rights.

True

The national government has the implied power to undertake actions necessary to carry out its expressly designated powers.

True

The system of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution allows each branch of government to limit the actions of the other branches.

True

The Bill of Rights embodies

a series of protections for the individual against government action

Utah enacts a statute to ban advertising in "bad taste." Most likely, a court would hold this statute to be

an unconstitutional restriction of speech.

To reduce traffic, Market Town enacts an ordinance that allows only a few specific street vendors to operate in certain areas. A court would likely review this ordinance under the principles of

equal protection.

Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the power to regulate

every commercial enterprise in the United States.

Jon, a law enforcement official, monitors Kelsey's Internet activities—e-mail and website visits—to gain access to her personal financial data and student information. This may violate Kelsey's right to

privacy.

The federal government has the power to regulate commercial activities among the states under

the commerce clause.

The term checks and balances refers to the system under which

the powers of government are divided among its branches, each of which exercises a check on the actions of the others.

A federal form of government is one in which the national government shares sovereign power with

the states.

Federal regulations concerning medical devices directly conflict with a certain state law. Under the U.S. Constitution, which law takes precedence is determined by

the supremacy clause.

Local governments, including cities, exercise police powers.

True

Under the full faith and credit clause, any judicial decision in one state with respect to contract rights will be honored and enforced in all states.

True

The members of Climate Action 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 it, and stop others from complying with it. Under the First Amendment, these individuals have a right to

petition the government.


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