MO Bar Constitutional Law 2

Question 1

Which clause of the Constitution grants Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce?

Accepted Answer

Commerce Clause

Answer

Necessary and Proper Clause

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Supremacy Clause

Answer

General Welfare Clause

Question 2

Under the Free Exercise Clause, a neutral law of general applicability that incidentally burdens religion is subject to which review?

Accepted Answer

Rational basis

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Strict scrutiny

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Intermediate scrutiny

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Compelling interest

Question 3

Which constitutional doctrine holds that the federal government's enumerated powers are supreme over conflicting state laws?

Accepted Answer

Preemption

Answer

Federalism

Answer

Sovereign immunity

Answer

Non-delegation

Question 4

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms was held to apply to the states through which constitutional provision?

Accepted Answer

Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause

Answer

Fifth Amendment

Answer

First Amendment

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Tenth Amendment

Question 5

What is the constitutional minimum for standing to sue in federal court?

Accepted Answer

Injury in fact, causation, and redressability

Answer

A statutory cause of action

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Political question involvement

Answer

Congressional authorization

Question 6

Under the Establishment Clause, which test historically asked whether a law had a secular purpose, neither advanced nor inhibited religion, and avoided excessive entanglement?

Accepted Answer

The Lemon test

Answer

The balancing test

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The endorsement test

Answer

The coercion test