LAW SCHOOL Study Guide 2026

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

✓ Article VI, Clause 2

The Supremacy Clause is located in Article VI, Clause 2, and establishes that the Constitution and federal laws are the 'supreme law of the land.'

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

✓ Content-based restrictions

Content-based restrictions on speech — those targeting speech because of its message or viewpoint — trigger strict scrutiny, the most demanding standard of review.

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

✓ Incorporation doctrine

The incorporation doctrine uses the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause to apply most Bill of Rights provisions to the states.

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

✓ Channels, instrumentalities, and activities substantially affecting interstate commerce

After Wickard v. Filburn (1942) and affirmed in Lopez and Morrison, Congress may regulate the channels of commerce, instrumentalities of commerce, and activities that substantially affect interstate commerce.

5. What does 'substantive due process' protect, as distinguished from 'procedural due process'?

✓ Certain fundamental rights from government interference regardless of the procedures used

Substantive due process protects fundamental rights — such as privacy and family autonomy — from government intrusion even if procedurally fair processes are followed.

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?

✓ District of Columbia v. Heller

District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) held that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms independent of service in a militia, particularly for self-defense in the home.

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