Law School Constitutional Law

Question 1

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, allowing courts to invalidate laws that conflict with the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Marbury v. Madison

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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Gibbons v. Ogden

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Fletcher v. Peck

Question 2

The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution is found in which Article?

Accepted Answer

Article VI, Clause 2

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Article I, Section 8

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Article II, Section 2

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Article III, Section 1

Question 3

Under First Amendment jurisprudence, which type of government restriction on speech is subject to the highest level of judicial scrutiny?

Accepted Answer

Content-based restrictions

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Time, place, and manner restrictions

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Content-neutral restrictions

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Incidental restrictions on expressive conduct

Question 4

The Due Process Clause appears in which constitutional amendments?

Accepted Answer

Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments

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Fourth and Eighth Amendments

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First and Fourteenth Amendments

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Sixth and Tenth Amendments

Question 5

Which doctrine holds that most provisions of the Bill of Rights apply to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Incorporation doctrine

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Preemption doctrine

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Non-delegation doctrine

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Political question doctrine

Question 6

In Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971), the Supreme Court established a three-part test for evaluating laws under which constitutional provision?

Accepted Answer

The Establishment Clause

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The Free Exercise Clause

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The Free Speech Clause

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The Equal Protection Clause

Question 7

Under the Commerce Clause, Congress may regulate which of the following under the post-New Deal doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Channels, instrumentalities, and activities substantially affecting interstate commerce

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Only goods physically crossing state lines

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Only manufacturing within a single state

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Only activities explicitly listed in the Constitution