Constitutional Law Flashcards
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Under the First Amendment, which type of speech receives the LEAST constitutional protection?
Answer: Obscene speech
Obscene speech falls outside First Amendment protection under the Miller v. California standard.
The dormant Commerce Clause prohibits states from enacting laws that:
Answer: Discriminate against or unduly burden interstate commerce
The dormant Commerce Clause bars state laws that discriminate against or impose undue burdens on interstate commerce even when Congress has not acted.
Which standard of review applies to laws that classify based on race or national origin?
Answer: Strict scrutiny
Racial and national-origin classifications are suspect and trigger strict scrutiny, requiring a compelling government interest and narrow tailoring.
Under the Takings Clause, a per se regulatory taking occurs when a regulation:
Answer: Denies all economically beneficial use of land
Under Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, a regulation that denies all economically beneficial use of land constitutes a per se taking requiring just compensation.
The Supremacy Clause means that when valid federal law conflicts with state law:
Answer: Federal law preempts the state law
The Supremacy Clause makes the Constitution and federal laws the supreme law of the land, preempting conflicting state laws.
Procedural due process requires the government to provide notice and an opportunity to be heard before depriving a person of:
Answer: Life, liberty, or property
The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments require procedural protections only when the government deprives someone of a recognized life, liberty, or property interest.