ACCT 2700- Quiz 2
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.