JD Constitutional Law 3

Question 1

Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States?

Accepted Answer

Thirteenth Amendment

Answer

Twelfth Amendment

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Fifteenth Amendment

Question 2

Under the Supremacy Clause, what happens when a valid federal law conflicts with a state law?

Accepted Answer

The federal law preempts the state law

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State law prevails under the Tenth Amendment

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Courts decide case by case

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Both laws apply concurrently

Question 3

The 'void for vagueness' doctrine under the Due Process Clause invalidates laws that fail to do what?

Accepted Answer

Give fair notice of prohibited conduct

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Provide criminal penalties

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Apply to all persons equally

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Receive legislative approval

Question 4

Which amendment extended voting rights to citizens regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude?

Accepted Answer

Fifteenth Amendment

Answer

Thirteenth Amendment

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Nineteenth Amendment

Question 5

In New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964), the Supreme Court held that a public official suing for defamation must prove what?

Accepted Answer

Actual malice (knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for truth)

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Negligence by the defendant

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Intentional infliction of harm

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Special damages

Question 6

The 'incorporation doctrine' refers to what constitutional process?

Accepted Answer

Applying Bill of Rights protections to states via the Fourteenth Amendment

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Merging federal agencies into departments

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Codifying common law rules into statutes

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Consolidating circuit court decisions