Law School Constitutional Law 2

Question 1

Which level of scrutiny applies to government classifications based on race or national origin under the Equal Protection Clause?

Accepted Answer

Strict scrutiny

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Rational basis review

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Intermediate scrutiny

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Heightened rational basis

Question 2

Gender-based classifications by the government are evaluated under which standard of review?

Accepted Answer

Intermediate scrutiny

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Rational basis

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Strict scrutiny

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De minimis review

Question 3

The 'political question doctrine' holds that federal courts should decline to resolve disputes that are:

Accepted Answer

Committed to a coordinate political branch or lack judicially manageable standards

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Too complex for judicial resolution

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Brought by parties lacking Article III standing

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Governed exclusively by state law

Question 4

To establish Article III standing, a plaintiff must demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A constitutional or statutory right explicitly enumerated in the Bill of Rights

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An injury in fact that is concrete and particularized

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A causal connection between the injury and the challenged conduct

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Redressability — that the injury can be remedied by a favorable decision

Question 5

The Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment requires the government to provide just compensation when it:

Accepted Answer

Takes private property for public use

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Taxes private property above fair market value

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Regulates property in ways that unduly burden the owner

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Zones land for commercial rather than residential use

Question 6

Which Supreme Court decision held that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms for self-defense in the home?

Accepted Answer

District of Columbia v. Heller

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United States v. Miller

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McDonald v. City of Chicago

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Caetano v. Massachusetts

Question 7

Under the Non-Delegation Doctrine, Congress may delegate legislative power to administrative agencies so long as it provides:

Accepted Answer

An intelligible principle to guide the agency's exercise of delegated authority

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A detailed regulatory scheme leaving agencies no discretion

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Explicit approval for each regulation the agency promulgates

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A sunset clause limiting the duration of the delegation