NC Bar Constitutional Law 2

Question 1

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibits states from depriving persons of life, liberty, or property without due process.
Which type of due process requires fair procedures before deprivation?

Accepted Answer

Procedural due process

Answer

Substantive due process

Answer

Equal protection

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Privileges or immunities

Question 2

Under the Establishment Clause, government action that endorses or coerces religious practice is:

Accepted Answer

Unconstitutional

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Permitted if religiously neutral

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Subject only to rational basis review

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Permissible when narrowly tailored

Question 3

Congress's power to regulate activities that 'substantially affect' interstate commerce was upheld in:

Accepted Answer

Wickard v. Filburn

Answer

Marbury v. Madison

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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Lochner v. New York

Question 4

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms was held to apply to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment in:

Accepted Answer

McDonald v. City of Chicago

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District of Columbia v. Heller

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New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn v. Bruen

Answer

Caetano v. Massachusetts

Question 5

Which constitutional doctrine allows courts to avoid deciding a case by finding that the controversy has already been resolved?

Accepted Answer

Mootness

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Standing

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Ripeness

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Abstention

Question 6

Under the Takings Clause, a regulatory taking occurs when government regulation:

Accepted Answer

Denies the owner all economically beneficial use of the property

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Physically occupies private property permanently

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Increases the property's market value

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Regulates a public nuisance