BUSI301: Business Law (B07) Chapter 2

How many amendments are in the U.S. Constitution?

27

The United States Constitution has _____ amendments.

27

The executive branch is created by

Article II.

The Supremacy Clause is located in

Article VI.

_____ is the most common form of commercial speech.

Blank 1: Advertising or Advertisement

The Tax and Spend Clause authorizes the United States _____ to tax activities or property.

Blank 1: Congress or congress

The Commerce Clause allows the United States _____ to regulate commerce among the several states.

Blank 1: Congress or legislature

The of the United States of America establishes the framework of its federal government.The of the United States of America establishes the framework of its federal government.

Blank 1: Constitution

The _____ _____ Clause protects individuals and businesses from an overly intrusive government by requiring the government to give one notice and some type of procedure whenever the government interferes with our life, liberty, or property.

Blank 1: Due Blank 2: Process or process

Under the_____ _____ Clause, people who are similarly situated should be treated equally by the government.

Blank 1: Equal Blank 2: Protection

_____ or local commerce is commerce that takes place within one state's borders.

Blank 1: Intrastate

_____ is the legal authority of a court to decide a case.

Blank 1: Jurisdiction

Federal legislation or regulation must be authorized by a specific _____`, power in the Constitution. (Please use one word per blank.)

Blank 1: enumerated, expressed, or separate

Typically a _____ or magistrate must issue a search warrant.

Blank 1: judge

The power granted by the Supremacy Clause to override state law is called _____

Blank 1: preemption

The United States Supreme Court has held that the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Amendments create a constitutionally protected _____ of privacy.

Blank 1: right or zone

There are _____ articles in the U.S. Constitution.

Blank 1: seven or 7

Privacy rights are found in the United States Constitution as well as federal _____.

Blank 1: statutes, statute, law, laws, or legislation

The first _____ articles of the U.S. Constitution create the federal government.

Blank 1: three or 3

Generally speaking, the Fourth Amendment requires a (one word) before the government can conduct a search or seizure

Blank 1: warrant

_____ has the ability to tax and spend government money.

Congress

The Blank______ gives certain rights to people and sometimes business entities.

Constitution

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment is contained in the ______ Amendment.

Eighth

True or false: The Constitution grants power to a single, centralized source of power.

False

True or false: The Constitution provides workplace privacy protection.

False

Due process protection is contained in which of the following amendments?

Fifth and Fourteenth

The Equal Protection Clause is part of the

Fourteenth

Which of the following provides statutory privacy rights as related to health care records?

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

The power to regulate commerce is given to which branch of government?

Legislative

The ______ is the chief executive of the United States.

President

Economic and tax regulations typically receive which level of review?

Rational Basis

Government actions falling into this category require the least amount of scrutiny.

Rational basis

The ________ Clause of the United States Constitution states that a valid federal law is supreme to any conflicting state law.

Supremacy

Which of the following powers does the Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution give the Congress?

The power to regulate commerce The power to spend government funds

The U.S. Constitution provides for how many branches of government?

Three

True or false: Powers granted by the U.S. Constitution to the three branches of government are considered limited in scope.

True

True or false: The U.S. Constitution allows for the creation of federal courts.

True

Congress's power under the Commerce Clause is considered

broad.

The United States Congress has the ______ constitutional authority to regulate commerce.

express

The United States has which of the following systems of government?

federal system

A state may regulate commerce so long as its law does not discriminate against out-of-state businesses and promotes a legitimate

health and safety concern.

The right to privacy is

implied.

Citizens are not protected by the Constitution against _____.

infringement of workplace privacy

Purely commercial speech (speech with no political implications whatsoever) is entitled to Blank______ so long as the speech was truthful and concerned a lawful activity.

partial First Amendment protection

The Bill of Rights contains specific freedoms for people regarding all of the following except:

privacy

The First Amendment provides for freedom of

religion.

When it comes to state regulation of interstate commerce, the ability of states to regulate is

restricted.

The idea that no one branch can dominate the other two is referred to as a

separation of powers.

Powers given to the federal government under the U.S. Constitution must be ______ granted.

specifically

The Bill of Rights is

the first ten amendments.