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1. The U.S. Constitution is the origin of the authority for making laws that govern business.

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TRUE

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2. In a federal form of government, the national government shares sovereign power with the states.

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TRUE

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3. All powers not specifically delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states.

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TRUE

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4. The checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution prevent any one branch of government from exercising too much power.

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TRUE

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5. Under the Constitution, the judicial branch makes the laws.

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FALSE

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6. Under the Constitution, the judicial branch is responsible for foreign affairs.

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FALSE

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7. The President determines the jurisdiction of the federal courts.

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FALSE

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8. The Constitution permits Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

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TRUE

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9. The national government can regulate almost every commercial enterprise in the United States.

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TRUE

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10. The judicial branch has the power to hold actions of the other branches of government unconstitutional.

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TRUE

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11. If a tax measure is reasonable, it is generally held to be within the national taxing power.

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TRUE

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12. The states can establish laws that substantially affect trade and commerce.

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FALSE

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13. The term police power encompasses just the enforcement of criminal laws.

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FALSE

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14. The Constitution expressly delegated to the states the power to regulate interstate commerce.

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FALSE

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15. Under the supremacy clause, a valid federal statute or regulation will preempt a conflicting state or local law or regulation on the same general subject.

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TRUE

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16. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reserves all powers not delegated to the national government to the states.

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FALSE

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17. The Bill of Rights protects individuals against types of interference by the federal government.

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TRUE

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18. Some constitutional protections apply to business entities.

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TRUE

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19. The Fifth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures of persons or property.

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FALSE

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20. The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail and fines.

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TRUE

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21. The rights secured by the Bill of Rights are absolute.

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FALSE

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22. The First Amendment does not protect symbolic speech.

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TRUE

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23. Under the Constitution, speech—oral, written, or symbolized by conduct—cannot be restricted in any way.

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FALSE

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24. The First Amendment prevents limits from being placed on independent political expenditures by corporations.

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TRUE

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25. The First Amendment protects even speech that violates criminal laws.

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FALSE

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26. The First Amendment protects commercial speech more extensively than noncommercial speech.

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FALSE

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27. The establishment clause requires a complete separation of church and state.

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FALSE

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28. A law that has any impact on religion is unconstitutional.

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FALSE

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29. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees a right to due process of law.

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TRUE

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30. Procedural due process requires that any government decision to take a person's property must be made equitably.

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TRUE

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31. Substantive due process limits what the government can do in its legislative and executive capacities.

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TRUE

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32. The U.S. Constitution explicitly mentions a general right to privacy.

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FALSE

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33. A law that prohibits only some persons from exercising a fundamental right will be subject to "strict scrutiny" by the courts under the equal protection clause.

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TRUE

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34. A law that discriminates based on gender must substantially relate to an important government objective to be valid under the equal protection clause.

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TRUE

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35. State laws protect individuals' privacy rights.

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TRUE

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1. The U.S. Constitution is the origin of the authority for making laws that govern business.

answer

TRUE

question

2. In a federal form of government, the national government shares sovereign power with the states.

answer

TRUE

question

3. All powers not specifically delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states.

answer

TRUE

question

4. The checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution prevent any one branch of government from exercising too much power.

answer

TRUE

question

5. Under the Constitution, the judicial branch makes the laws.

answer

FALSE

question

6. Under the Constitution, the judicial branch is responsible for foreign affairs.

answer

FALSE

question

7. The President determines the jurisdiction of the federal courts.

answer

FALSE

question

8. The Constitution permits Congress to regulate interstate commerce.

answer

TRUE

question

9. The national government can regulate almost every commercial enterprise in the United States.

answer

TRUE

question

10. The judicial branch has the power to hold actions of the other branches of government unconstitutional.

answer

TRUE

question

11. If a tax measure is reasonable, it is generally held to be within the national taxing power.

answer

TRUE

question

12. The states can establish laws that substantially affect trade and commerce.

answer

FALSE

question

13. The term police power encompasses just the enforcement of criminal laws.

answer

FALSE

question

14. The Constitution expressly delegated to the states the power to regulate interstate commerce.

answer

FALSE

question

15. Under the supremacy clause, a valid federal statute or regulation will preempt a conflicting state or local law or regulation on the same general subject.

answer

TRUE

question

16. The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reserves all powers not delegated to the national government to the states.

answer

FALSE

question

17. The Bill of Rights protects individuals against types of interference by the federal government.

answer

TRUE

question

18. Some constitutional protections apply to business entities.

answer

TRUE

question

19. The Fifth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures of persons or property.

answer

FALSE

question

20. The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail and fines.

answer

TRUE

question

21. The rights secured by the Bill of Rights are absolute.

answer

FALSE

question

22. The First Amendment does not protect symbolic speech.

answer

TRUE

question

23. Under the Constitution, speech—oral, written, or symbolized by conduct—cannot be restricted in any way.

answer

FALSE

question

24. The First Amendment prevents limits from being placed on independent political expenditures by corporations.

answer

TRUE

question

25. The First Amendment protects even speech that violates criminal laws.

answer

FALSE

question

26. The First Amendment protects commercial speech more extensively than noncommercial speech.

answer

FALSE

question

27. The establishment clause requires a complete separation of church and state.

answer

FALSE

question

28. A law that has any impact on religion is unconstitutional.

answer

FALSE

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29. The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees a right to due process of law.

answer

TRUE

question

30. Procedural due process requires that any government decision to take a person's property must be made equitably.

answer

TRUE

question

31. Substantive due process limits what the government can do in its legislative and executive capacities.

answer

TRUE

question

32. The U.S. Constitution explicitly mentions a general right to privacy.

answer

FALSE

question

33. A law that prohibits only some persons from exercising a fundamental right will be subject to "strict scrutiny" by the courts under the equal protection clause.

answer

TRUE

question

34. A law that discriminates based on gender must substantially relate to an important government objective to be valid under the equal protection clause.

answer

TRUE

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35. State laws protect individuals' privacy rights.

answer

TRUE

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