Constitutional Law Flashcards
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Under the US Constitution, which clause requires states to honor the legal judgments and public records of other states?
Answer: Full Faith and Credit Clause
Article IV, Section 1 requires states to give full faith and credit to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of other states.
Which doctrine holds that a court will not adjudicate a constitutional question when the outcome of the case can be resolved on other grounds?
Answer: Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine
The Constitutional Avoidance Doctrine instructs courts to avoid deciding constitutional issues if the case can be resolved on statutory or other non-constitutional grounds.
In the landmark case Marbury v. Madison (1803), the Supreme Court established which fundamental principle?
Answer: Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison established the power of judicial review, enabling federal courts to strike down laws that violate the Constitution.
The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause applies most directly to which of the following?
Answer: State government discrimination
The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment expressly restricts state governments from denying equal protection of the laws.
Which test does the Supreme Court apply to laws that burden fundamental rights or involve suspect classifications?
Answer: Strict Scrutiny
Strict scrutiny requires the government to show a compelling interest and that the law is narrowly tailored to achieve that interest.
The non-delegation doctrine limits Congress's ability to do which of the following?
Answer: Transfer legislative power to executive agencies without intelligible principles
The non-delegation doctrine prohibits Congress from delegating its core legislative functions to other branches without providing an intelligible principle to guide agency action.