Question 1 of 20
Advertising is categorized as __________ speech.
A. fully protected
B. limited protected
C. uncensored
D. unprotected
Question 2 of 20
Which function of the law is being served when passing laws that protect the U.S. government from the risk of being forcefully overthrown?
A. Maintaining the status quo
B. Shaping moral standards
C. Facilitating orderly change
D. Promoting social justice
Question 3 of 20
__________ courts were allowed to give equitable remedies under the English common law.
A. Merchant
B. Law
C. Chancery
D. Appellate
Question 4 of 20
Which of the following would be considered an example of "shaping moral standards," as seen as a function of the law?
A. Laws granting freedom of speech and religion
B. Laws discouraging drug and alcohol abuse
C. Laws providing rights to peaceful protest
D. Laws preventing overthrow of the government
Question 5 of 20
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the freedom of speech guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
A. The Freedom of Speech clause was added to the Constitution in the third amendment
B. The Freedom of Speech clause protects speech only, not conduct
C. There is no provision for fully protected speech in the Constitution
D. Burning the American flag in protest to a military action is in violation of the Freedom of Speech clause
Question 6 of 20
The federal government's Social Security program, which pays benefits to older members of society but not to younger members of society, is lawful as examined by a(n. __________ test.
A. rational basis
B. intermediate scrutiny
C. strict scrutiny
D. due process
Question 7 of 20
The Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education was important because it exhibited the:
A. use of the affirmative action policy.
B. scope of flexibility of the law.
C. state's supremacy over federal rulings.
D. importance of following precedence.
Question 8 of 20
The __________ was a document that restricted the newly created U.S. federal government from levying and collecting taxes, regulating commerce with foreign countries, and regulating interstate commerce.
A. U.S. Constitution
B. Declaration of Independence
C. Bill of Rights
D. Articles of Confederation
Question 9 of 20
The __________ clauses in the Constitution collectively prohibit states from enacting laws that unduly discriminate in favor of their residents.
A. Due Process
B. Equal Protection
C. Establishment
D. Privileges and Immunities
Question 10 of 20
Fierra Inc. is a German automobile manufacturer that has a 5-percent market share in the United States' automobile market. The company has a unit in North Carolina that imports Fierra automobiles from its parent company in Germany and assembles them. Which of the following measures is in accordance with the United States' Foreign Commerce Clause?
A. The government of North Carolina imposes an additional 10-percent tax on Fierra cars
B. The government of North Carolina bans the sale of Fierra cars
C. The government of North Carolina asks Fierra Inc. to shut down its import unit in the state
D. The federal government imposes an additional 100-percent tax only on Fierra cars being sold in North Carolina
Question 11 of 20
The concept of federal law taking precedence over state or local law is commonly called the:
A. Preemption Doctrine.
B. Bill of Rights.
C. Due Process Clause.
D. Free Exercise Clause.
Question 12 of 20
Which of the following provisions is made by the Due Process clauses?
A. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law
B. No state can regulate foreign trade directly or indirectly without due process of the law
C. Motions for amendments to the constitution cannot be made without a majority in the parliament
D. Violation of freedom of speech makes the violator liable for immediate prosecution
Question 13 of 20
The Analytical School of jurisprudence maintains that the law should be:
A. shaped by logic.
B. based on social behavior.
C. set by the ruling class.
D. based on morality.
Question 14 of 20
Which of the following statements is true of the United States' Foreign Commerce Clause?
A. Regulation of foreign commerce by state governments is unconstitutional
B. A state can enact a law that forbids a foreign country from doing business in that state if the country engages in activities that are not condoned by the state
C. Direct regulation of foreign commerce by the federal government violates the Commerce Clause
D. A state government is only permitted to regulate foreign trade indirectly
Question 15 of 20
Which would be an example of codified law in the United States?
A. Judicial rulings
B. Federal statutes
C. Treaties
D. Executive orders
Question 16 of 20
Proponents of the __________ School of jurisprudence emphasize a moral theory of law, where law is based on morality and ethics, and is discovered by human reasoning and making choices between good and evil.
A. Sociological
B. Analytical
C. Historical
D. Natural Law
Question 17 of 20
If the federal government has chosen not to regulate an area of interstate commerce that it has the power to regulate under its Commerce Clause powers, this area of commerce is subject to the __________Clause.
A. Free Exercise
B. Dormant Commerce
C. Due Process
D. Privileges and Immunities
Question 18 of 20
The school of jurisprudential thought that emphasizes using law as a tool for market efficiency while solving legal disputes is the __________ School of jurisprudence.
A. Critical Legal Studies
B. Command
C. Sociological
D. Law and Economics
Question 19 of 20
__________ is described as the theory or philosophy of law.
A. Morality
B. Ethics
C. Natural law
D. Jurisprudence
Question 20 of 20
The legislative branch of the U.S. federal government is:
A. monocameral.
B. bicameral.
C. tricameral.
D. polycameral.
